Endnote 2 – What Difference Does a Century Make?

An important milestone in historical scholarship on the United Monarchy is Albrecht Alt’s classic essay, “The Formation of the Israelite State in Palestine,” in Alt, Essays on Old Testament History and Religion (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967; German original, 1930). The current controversy convinces me that this essay is still the finest treatment of the subject.