Chapter 1: Getting Acquainted with the Bible as Filipinos:
Forming An Initial Perspective --

1. A Preliminary Way of Understanding the Bible: The Bible As It Is --
2. A Theological Description of the Bible --
3. Possible Approaches in the Study of the Bible --
4. Some Precautions For The Reader and Interpreter: A Review --
5. Elements in Biblical Study and Interpretation --
6. Some Basic Assumptions to Bring in the Process of Interpretation --
7. An example from Philippine History --
8. Stating the Objectives and Tasks --

CHAPTER 2: The Geography of the Bible: Historic Arena of the Biblical Drama --

1. An Introduction to the geography of Palestine and the Fertile Voices of Faith --

CHAPTER 3: The Old Testament Canon: Collection of Varied But Affirmed Voices of Faith --

1. A Brief History of the Development of the Hebrew Canon --
2. The Books of the Old Testament --
3. General Stages in the History of the Formation of the Jewish Canon --

CHAPTER 4: Hearing the Voice of Israel's Basic Faith Testimony --

1. israel's "Credo": An Alternative Mode in Reconstructing Israel's History --

CHAPTER 5: Voices from the Early Traditionists of Israel --

1. The Text as Testimonies and Confessions of Variety --
2. The Oral Tradition and the Development of Variety of Traditions --
3. Historical Prelude to the Exodus --
4. Some Reflections and Implications --

CHAPTER 6: Exodus: Voices of Liberation from Bondage to Freedom --

1. Introduction: The Exodus as "Good News" --
2. The Nature and Flow of the Accounts --
3. Possible Implications for ur Time: A God Who Fights for His People --

CHAPTER 7: Voices of Covenant Partners at Sinai --

1. Introduction: A Theological Review and Preview --
2. The Exodus as Gospel for Israel --
3. The Sinai Covenant --
4. On the Substance of the Torah --
5. Implications --

CHAPTER 8: Voices of Struggle and Assurance in the Dessert --

1. brief Summary of the Wilderness Experience of the people --
2. Theological Significance of the Wilderness Experience --
3. Implications --

CHAPTER 9: Triumphant Voices of the promised Land --

1. The Geopolitics of the Fertile crescent --
2. The Sociopolitical Context of Canaan --
3. The nature of the Takeover as Gleaned Through the Biblical Evidence --
4. Rahab and her Role in the Israelite Takeover of the LAnd --
5. On Jerichoand the Collapse of its walls --
6. The Ceremony at Shechem --
7. On Judges 1 --
8. Theological Implications --

CHAPTER 10: Voices of the Early faith Traditions --

1. Ont he Teaching and sources of the Oral Traditions --
2. The Prehistory (Genesis 2-11) --
3. The Creation Story in genesis 2:4B-25 --
4. The Garden Story (Genesis 3: 1-24, "The Fall") --
5. The Story of Abel and Cain (Genesis 4: 1-6) --
6. the Story of Noah and the Flood --
7. The Story of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11: 1-9) --
8. The Ancestral History (Genesis 12-50) --
9. The Divine Promise as Guiding Theme --
10. Threats to the Fulfillment of the Promise --
11. the Matriarchs of Israel --
12. On Reading the Bible from a Woman's Perspective --
13. Summary and Implications --

CHAPTER 11: Voices of Struggle and Survival in the Promised Land --

1. The Deuteronomistic History as Source of Materials for the Period --
2. The Deuteronomic Formula --
3. Baalism vs. Yahwism : Its Implications to the Agricultural and total Economic Life and Politics of the people --
4. The Judges of Israel and the Continuing Deuteronomic Cycle --
5. Life Under the Judges --
6. The Road to the Monarchy --
7. The Rise of Samuel and the Popular Demand for a King --
8. Some Implications of Israel's Shift from a tribal System to a Monarchy: Negative and Positive --

CHAPTER 12: David and Solomon: Voices of Radical Change --

in the Early Days of the Monarchy --
1. The Situation of the region at the time --
2. The Downfall of Saul, the Rise of David --
3. The Nature of the Literature as Propaganda --
4. The Propaganda Revolving into the Ideology --
5. David's establishment of Jerusalem as a Political and Religious Center of the Kingdom --
6. Signs of Unrest and Protest in the time of David --
7. The Succession narrative and David;s Human Side --
8. The other agenda of the succession narrative: A propaganda for Solomon --
9. Implications of Solomon's Cleansing of the Land --
10. Solomon's Innovation --
11. Solomon : the Royal Comprador --
12. Discerning Traces of Mass Reactions to the Royal Policies --
13. The temple Factor --
14. Some Theological implications of Solomon's Temple Building --
15. Possible Contemporary Implications --

CHAPTER 13: Prophetic Voices of Judgement in Monarchic Israel --

1. Introductory notes on the prophet --
2. Classifications of Prophets --
3. The Elohist Tradition and its temple --
4. The time of the Divided Kingdom: The Northern Kingdom --
5. A period of Political Instability and Prophetic Interventions --
6. The Elijah-Elisha Stories as Prophetic legends --
7. Theological Reflections and Summary --
8. Possible Implications for our time --

CHAPTER 14: Amos and Hosea: Eight Century Voices of Justice and Judgement of the Northern Kingdom --

1. Socioeconomic and Political setting of the Period --
2. The Book of Amos --
3. The Book of Hosea --
4. Sociohistorical Context of Hosea --
5. Theological Intention of Hosea --
6. Literary Features of Hosea and Theological Implications --

CHAPTER 15: Isaiah and Micah: Prophetic Responses to the Crisis of the Judean Monarchy --

1. Isaiah and His Time --
2. Isaiah's View of God --
3. The Message of Isaiah --
4. Hezekiah and the Revival of Court Propaganda --
5. Theological Implications of Isaiah's Ministry and Message to the Rulers of his Time --
6. Some Theological Implications of Isaiah's Message for Today --
7. The Background and Message of the Book of Micah --
8. The Class Bias of Micah --
9. Micah's Synthesis of the messages of the Eight Century Prophets --
10. The Constant and the Dynamics in the Message of the Eight Century Prophets --
11. Implications of Micah's message for Today --