THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT

OF THE

CONQUEST OF CANAAN

by

YEHEZKEL KAUFMANN

With a Preface to the Reissue

by

MOSHE GREENBERG

JERUSALEM

THE MAGNES PRESS, THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY

Translated into English by

M. DAGUT

Distributed by The Magnes Press,

The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel

First edition, 1953

Second edition, 1985

©

By The Magnes Press

The Hebrew University

Jerusalem 1985

ISBN 965-223-556-3

Contents

Preface to the Reissue—Moshe Greenberg

The Former Prophets and the Sources of the Pentateuch

The Former Prophets are not “a Deuteronomistic historical work”

The Archaic Character of the Book of the Distribution of the Land (Josh 13–19)

Alt’s Conjectures about the List of Boundaries and Cities

Mowinckel’s Criticism

Fluctuations of the Northern Border of Benjamin

The Boundaries of Danite Territory

Josh Contains No Reference to Josiah’s Kingdom

The Portion of Simeon

Jebus

The Galilean Tribes

The Transjordanian Tribes

The Boundaries of Ephraim and Manasseh

Omission of the City Lists

The Canaanite Zone to the North of Manasseh

The List of Levitical Cities. An Ancient Utopia

The Ideal and Utopian Land of Israel

The Land of Canaan

Moses’ Land of Israel

Joshua’s Land of Israel

The Real Land of Israel

The Israelite Empire

The Land of Canaan—An Ancient Utopia

The Date of Joshua’s Land

The Problem of the Complete Conquest

From Gen 15 to Ju 3

The Antiquity of the Pragmatic Framework of Ju

The Character of the Narratives: Local Stories and Aetiological Legends

Between Josh and Ju. The Evidence of the Song of Deborah

Benjamin and Gilgal

The Location of the Wars

The National Character of the Stories

Criticism of the Aetiological Interpretation

The Innermost Idea of the Stories of Josh

Unity of the Realistic Background

Date of the Stories

The Archaic Character of Josh

Ju 1

Ju 1 A Continuation of Josh

Monumental Evidence

The Real Plan of the Wars of Conquest

The Composition of Josh

Maps

The Portions of the Tribes

The Districts of Judah and Benjamin

The Land of the Patriarchs

Moses’ Land of Israel

Joshua’s Land

The Kingdom of David and Solomon

Canaanite cities in central Palestine before the conquest of the Valley of Jizreel

Abbreviations

Alt, Israels Gaue A. Alt, Israels Gaue unter Salomo, Alttestamentliche Studien R. Kittel zum 60. Geburtstag dargebracht, 1913, pp. 1–19.

Alt, Judas Gaue A. Alt, Judas Gaue unter Josia, PJB, 1925, pp. 100–117.

Alt, Landnahme A. Alt, Die Landnahme der Israeliten in Palästina, 1925.

Alt, Stammesgrenzen A. Alt, Das System der Stammesgrenzen im Buche Josua, Sellin-Festschrift, 1927, pp. 13–24.

Alt, Ortsliste A. Alt, Eine galiläische ortsliste in Jos. 19, ZAW, 1927, pp. 59–81.

Alt, Josua A. Alt, Josua, Werden und Wesen des A. T., Beihefte zur ZAW, 1936, pp. 13–29.

Elliger, ZDPV 1930 K. Elliger, Die Grenze zwischen Ephraim und Manasse, ZDPV, 1930, pp. 265–309.

Elliger, PJB 1934 K. Elliger, Josua in Judäa, PJB, 1934, pp. 47–71.

Gressman, Anfänge H. Gressmann, Die Anfänge Israels. Die Schriften des A. T., I2, 1914.

Mowinckel, Josua 13–19...