Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents -- Introduction (principles, methods, and structure, the Israelite experience of Yahweh) -- 1. Cult (festivals, sacrifice, temple and sanctuary, priesthood, the holy, prophetic criticism of the cult, the cultic community) -- 2. Revelation (the idea of revelation, covenant law, prophecy-origins, inspiration, the message of the prophets, the inspired book) -- 3. History (general remarks, promise and fulfillment, the saving acts of Yahweh, the land of Israel, the judgment, survival, Yahweh and the nations) -- 4. Nature (mythology, creation, the moral function of nature) -- 5. Wisdom (conventional wisdom, critical wisdom, a problem of personal morality and personal responsibility) -- 6. Political and social institutions (the tribal confederation, the monarchy, the community of law) -- 7. The future of Israel (general remarks, the national hope, royal Messianism, the worshiping community, the mission of Israel, the apocalyptic future, the law as fulfillment of the future, the moral regeneration of the future, summary) -- Epilogue.