Joshua / [print]
by Hartmut N. Rösel.
- Leuven, Belgium ; Walpole, Massachusetts : Peeters, (c)2011.
- xxix, 386 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
- Historical commentary on the Old Testament .
- Historical commentary on the Old Testament. .
Commentary. Joshua, the new leader ; Rahab and the scouts in Jericho ; Crossing the Jordan ; A new beginning in the land of Israel ; The fall of the walls of Jericho ; Achan's transgression and its consequences ; The conquest of Ai ; The ceremony on Mount Ebal ; The covenant with the Gibeonites ; The battle near Gibeon and the conquest of the South ; The battle at the waters of Merom and the conquest of the North ; Summary list of defeated kings ; Dividing the land : the eastern tribes ; Dividing the land of Canaan : introduction and Caleb's share ; The territory of Judah ; The territory of Joseph and its subtribe Ephraim ; The territorial inheritance of Manasseh ; Distributing the land in Shiloh : The territory of Benjamin ; The territories of Simeon and of the Galilean tribes ; Cities of refuge ; Levitical cities : summary of the conquest ; The "altar" at the Jordan ; First farewell speech of Joshua ; The covenant at Shechem : death and burial of the leaders.
This commentary attempts to understand and explain the book of Joshua on its own value and not as part of a larger literary creation as those theories are largely disputed. It includes the insights of modern scholarship, but also does not run a blind eye on earlier interpretations of the book. Joshua is arguably the most important biblical book when it comes to questions of historical geography of ancient Israel. Here this aspect is taken into account more than in some other modern commentaries; this can also be related to the fact that the author is a biblical scholar who lives in Israel having worked in the fields of archeology and historical geography.
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