Contents: -The History of the Study of Israelite and Judean History -Wellhausen as a Historian of Israel -The Twelve-Tribe Israelite Amphicyony: An Appraisal -The Final Years of Samaria (730-720 BC) -The History of the Form-Critical Study of Prophecy -The Usage of Oracles against Foreign Nations in Ancient Israel -Amos's Oracles against the Nations (1:2–2:16) -Restitution, Forgiveness, and the Victim in Old Testament Law -Covenant -Covenant and Hesed: The Status of the Discussion