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The book of Joshua details the conquests of land in Palestine by ancient Israel. For modern readers, the story can touch a nerve; its chronicle of brutality and genocide can be seen to parallel more recent history. The book of Joshua has many textual problems - primarily differences between the Hebrew and Greek texts. Much of the inconsistency stems from the varied forms of storytelling in the book, including war narratives, folktales, sermons, and city lists. In this commentary, Richard D. Nelson addresses the textual issues and offers historical, literary, and theological insights into Joshua.
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Joshua (Otl (Old Testament Library)
August 1997, Westminster John Knox Press
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0664226663 9780664226664
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Table of Contents
Introduction.
The character and relevance of Joshua
Joshua and history
Formation of the book
Form criticism
Literary analysis
Theological themes
The figure of Joshua
Text
Joshua.
Preparations
Rahab outsmarts the scouts
Crossing the Jordan
Completing the crossing
Beginning in the new land
Capturing Jericho
Achan's sin and its consequences
Capturing Ai
Reading the law
The Gibeonite trick
Triumphant campaign in the South
Triumphant campaign in the North
List of defeated kings
The command to divide the land
The tribes east of the Jordan
Prelude to the distribution
Judah
Ephraim
Manasseh
Division at Shiloh
Benjamin
The six remaining tribes
Cities of refuge
Levitical cities
A witness to solidarity
Joshua's farewell
Assembly at Shechem
Three grave traditions
Appendix : Site identifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
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