Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
Volume 6
General Editor: Donald J. Wiseman
Joshua
An Introduction and Commentary
Richard S. Hess
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© Richard S. Hess 1996
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First published 1996
Reprinted in this format 2008
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
UK ISBN: 978-1-84474-261-5
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hess, Richard S.
Joshua: an introduction and commentary / Richard S. Hess.
p. cm.—(Tyndale Old Testament commentaries; v. 6)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8308-4206-3 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Bible. O.T. Joshua—Commentaries. I. Title.
BS1295.3.H47 1996
222’.207—dc22
2008031514
US ISBN: 978-0-8308-4206-3
(a) Traditional higher-critical methods
(b) The land as an inheritance
(c) The covenant between God and Israel
(d) The holy and redeeming God
The allotments of Joshua 13–21
(a) Form and dates of the literature
(b) The identification of sites
The date of the entrance into Canaan
A partial or complete conquest?
Maps
Northern places in Joshua 1–12
Southern places in Joshua 1–12
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About Joshua: An Introduction and CommentaryThe 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. |
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