The rhetorical structuring of the Joshua conquest narratives / K. Lawson Younger Jr -- The Jericho and Ai of the book of Joshua / Richard S. Hess -- Merenptah's reference to Israel: critical issues for the origin of Israel / Michael G. Hasel -- The Persian period and the origins of Israel: beyond the myths / Efraín Velázquez -- Classical models for the appearance of Israel in Palestine / Paul J. Ray Jr -- The appearance of Israel in Canaan in recent scholarship / Patrick Mazani -- Between North and South: the archaeology of religion in late Bronze Age Palestine and the period of the settlement / Gerald A. Klingbeil -- The context of early Israel viewed through the archaeology of northern Mesopotamia and Syria / Mark W. Chavalas -- The survey of Manasseh and the origin of the central hill country settlers / Ralph K. Hawkins -- Israelite settlement at the margins of the northern hill country: connections to Joshua and Judges from Tell Dothan / Daniel M. Master -- Rewriting Philistine history: recent trends in Philistine archaeology and biblical studies / Steven M. Ortiz -- The search for Joshua's Ai / Bryant G. Wood.