Each of the boxes in the flow diagram below represents a section of the book as further defined in the Table of Contents.  Section 1 opens with a 14 page summary of the key findings and conclusions.  Section 2 introduces the subject.  Sections 3 and 4 describe the Bible itself.  Section 5, which is the largest part of the book, discusses the history and archaeology of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean and Near East (EMANE) between 3200 BC and AD 1 in order to provide the framework against which the biblical narrative can be compared.  These comparisons are contained in Sections 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7 and the conclusions are presented in Section 6.  The regional mythology and the evolution of the biblical god, Yahweh, are described in Sections 7 and 8.  The hypothesis about the origins of the Bible, which is the central theme of the work, is developed in Section 9.  The book has been structured both as a continuous narrative and as a reference work, allowing any part of the material to be randomly accessed on a standalone basis.  Extensive cross-referencing and the 112 page Index in Section 14 allow the reader to easily locate and pick up the threads of the discussion from anywhere in the narrative.  All the historical and biblical references are clearly identified.  Key topics are developed from both a chronological and a thematic perspective.  Summaries are provided at the end of each section to allow a quick skimming of the book.