Loading…

Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books is unavailable, but you can change that!

Edited by Bill T. Arnold and Hugh G. M. Williamson, the Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books is the second volume in IVP's Old Testament dictionary series. This volume picks up where the Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch left off—with Joshua and Israel poised to enter the land—and carries us through the postexilic period. This encyclopedic work is characterized by in-depth...

Joshua is the sixth book of the OT and functions as a canonical hinge. On the one hand, it brings to completion the main theme of the Pentateuch: Israel’s occupation of the *land God promised to the patriarchs; on the other hand, it marks the beginning of a larger narrative, running through 2 Kings, that recounts the history of Israel’s life in the land. Befitting its transitional character, Joshua offers various perspectives on the story it sets before the reader, creating a host
Page 563
Buy this book at Logos.com