Here is a list of suggested supplemental reading for "From Jerusalem (and King David) to Exile (and Jesus): Our First Thousand Years," taught at Temple Shaaray Tefila in Fall, 2005.

You may also want to look at my general reading list.

Cross, Frank Moore. Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic. (1973)

Finkelstein, Israel and Neil Asher Silberman. The Bible Unearthed. (2002)

Gilbert, Martin. The Routledge Atlas of Jewish History. (2003)

Hoffman, Joel M. In the Beginning: A Short History of the Hebrew Language. (2004)

Mazar, Amihai. Archaeology of the Land of the Bible 10000--586 B.C.E}. (1992)

Maxwell, Miller J. and John H. Hayes. A History of Ancient Israel and Judah. (1986)

Nissen, Jans J. The Early History of the Ancient Near East. (1990)

Saggs, H.W.F.. Civilization Before Greece and Rome. (1989)

Seters, John Van. Abraham in History and Tradition. (1987)

Thompson, Thomas. The Historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives: The Quest for the Historical Abraham. (2002)