1. Iron Age burial types from the Southern Levant and their distribution
Anthropoid, wooden and stone coffin burials
Cave, chamber and shaft tombs
Arcosolia and bench tombs
Distribution of burial types.
Other features of burial: Stelae, inscriptions, animal bones and food remains.
3. Biblical evidence bearing on the interpretation of the material remains of the cult of the dead
Biblical names for the dead
Biblical formulas indicating death
Biblical forms of interment and their significance
Biblical descriptions of burial
A historical explanation of Judahite Yahwistic opposition to the cult of the dead.
4. Summary and conclusions
A. Summary of archaeological evidence
Burial types and their distribution
Human remains and accompanying provisions
Lowland and highland burial patterns
Burial contents as evidence for foreign relations
B. Summary of the biblical evidence
C. Judahite burial practices and beliefs about the dead
Appendix: Catalogue of Iron Age burials
A. Burials from the twelfth and eleventh centuries BCE
Anthropoid, wooden and stone coffin burials
Cave, shaft and chamber tombs
Bench and Arcosolia tombs
B. Burials from the tenth through the third quarter of the eighth century BCE
Anthropoid, wooden and stone coffin burials
Cave, shaft and chamber tombs
Bench and Arcosolia tombs
Above-ground monolithic tombs
C. Burials form the last quarter of the eighth through the first quarter of the sixth century BCE
Anthropoid, wooden and stone coffin burials
Cave, shaft and chamber tombs
Bench and Arcosolia tombs
Above-ground monolithic tombs
