Joshua : An Introduction and Commentary

Name: Joshua : An Introduction and Commentary
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ISBN: 9780877842569

ISBN-10: 0877842566

ISBN-13: 9780877842569

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Authors: Donald J. Wiseman, Richard S. Hess

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The book of Joshua memorializes a transitional episode in Israel's national history. The heroic figure Joshua, imbued with strength, courage and faith, leads the new generation of Israel across the Jordan and into the land of promise, conquering Canaanites and overseeing the allotment of the inheritance among the tribes.But the book of Joshua is foremost a story of God, who works powerfully on behalf of Israel and Joshua, fulfilling his covenant promises. It is God who leads Israel across the Jordan, God who defeats Israel's enemies, and God who presides over the apportionment of the land. And so in the final chapter it is God who receives Israel's worshipful recommitment at Shechem.In this…

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List price: $15.00
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

JAMES K. HOFFMEIER (PhD, University of Toronto) is professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern history and archaeology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.DENNIS R. MAGARY (PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison) is chair of the department and associate professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

General PrefaceAuthor's PrefaceChief AbbreviationsIntroductionTitle and TextThe Person of Joshua-- The Pentateuch-- The Book of Joshua---- Antiquity---- Composition-- Traditional higher-critical methods-- Literary strategies---- Theology-- Holy war and the ban-- The land as an inheritance-- The covenant between God and Israel-- The holy and redeeming GodThe allotments of - Joshua 13--21-- Form and dates of the literature-- The identification of sitesAnalysisCommentaryAdditional NotesAetiologiesThe archaeology of JerichoThe date of the entrance into CanaanThe archaeology of AiJoshua's altar on Mount Ebal?The location of HeshbonA partial or complete conquest?Maps- Joshua 1--12- Joshua 1--12-…