Catastrophism and Ancient History

The Israelite Exodus and the Volcanic Eruption of Thera .. 69
William H. Stiebing, Jr.

Jericho .. 81
Michael S. Sanders

The Origin and Decay of the Earth's Geomagnetic Field .. 91
Donald Wesley Patten

Editorial .. 67
Marvin Arnold Luckerman

Interaction .. 109

• The Thirteenth Dynasty, Wayne A. Mitchell
• Philistia Ascendant, Clark Whelton
• Sodom and Gomorrah's Location and Destruction, Rene Andrew Boulay
• Middle and Late Bronze in Transjordan, Vera L Kerkhof
• Jericho Revisited, Bruce K. Waltke

• Exploring Exodus by Nahum M. Sarna
  Reviewed by Herbert A. Storck

Special Report .. 123

• The Exodus Symposium, April 23-25, 1987,
  Memphis, Tennessee, sponsored by The Near East Archaeological Society
  Reported by Stan F. Vaninger

Letter to the Editor .. 128

• Gezer and the Philistines, Michael S. Sanders