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The Book of Joshua : Composition, Reception, and Interpretation / edited by Lissa M. Wray Beal, Craig A. Evans, D. Allen Hutchison.

Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2026 Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Wray Beal, Lissa M., editor.
Evans, Craig A. (Craig Alan), 1952- editor.
Hutchison, D. Allen, editor.
Series:
Vetus Testamentum, Supplements ; 203/11.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
Vetus Testamentum, Supplements ; 203/11
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2026
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Reformation texts with translation (1350-1650). Biblical studies.
Reformation texts with translation (1350-1650).
Biblical Interpretations.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (531 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
Composition, Reception, and Interpretation
Place of Publication:
Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2026.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The Book of Joshua presents many interpretive challenges. These include its depiction of warfare violence, its engagement with modern archaeological enterprise, its use in colonial expansion, and its insistence on the sole worship of Yahweh in pluralistic religious contexts. The expert contributors to this volume examine such questions and also ground the reader in ongoing scholarly discussion of key issues of composition, genre, theology, and Nachleben . This book serves as a valuable resource for graduate students and scholars alike, presenting a snapshot of the state of Joshua scholarship while opening new avenues for scholarly consideration.
Contents:
Front Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Figures and Tables
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Part 1 General Topics
Chapter 1 History of Research on the Composition of Joshua in the Modern Era
Chapter 2 Archaeology and the Book of Joshua
Chapter 3 Joshua and "Total Kill" Language: Insights from Biblical and Genocide Studies
Chapter 4 Joshua: Genre and Purpose
Chapter 5 Reading Joshua as a Narrative Whole: One Narrative, Three Narrators
Chapter 6 The Torah of Moses in the Book of Joshua Erecting Foundational Pillars for Fidelity and Flourishing in the Promised Land
Part 2 Issues in Interpretation
Chapter 7 The Battle Accounts in Joshua and Ancient Near Eastern Comparisons
Chapter 8 Understanding the Town Lists and Border Documents in Joshua 12-21
Chapter 9 Worship and Identity: the Role of Joshua 22 in the Book of Joshua
Chapter 10 The Ending(s) of the Book of Joshua
Chapter 11 Gender Issues and the Role of Women in Joshua
Chapter 12 Joshua and Modern Linguistics
Part 3 Textual Transmission
Chapter 13 The Book of Joshua: MT and LXX and Cognate Texts
Chapter 14 Paraphrase and Rewriting at Qumran
Chapter 15 The Figure of Joshua in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism
Chapter 16 Joshua in the New Testament
Chapter 17 Aramaic Joshua
Part 4 Theology and Reception History
Chapter 18 A Theology of The Land in Joshua
Chapter 19 Theological Themes in Joshua
Chapter 20 Joshua in the Larger Canon
Chapter 21 Joshua, Violence, and Settler Colonialism
Chapter 22 Joshua Through the Eyes of Nineteenth- Century Women
Chapter 23 Reading Joshua 24 in Modern Contexts of Religious Pluralism
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Ancient Sources.
Index of Subjects
Back Cover.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9789004757462
OCLC:
1595739784
Publisher Number:
10.1163/9789004757462 DOI

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