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TYNDALE OLD TESTAMENT COMMENTARIES VOLUME 6 GENERAL EDITOR: DONALD J. WISEMAN JOSHUA AN INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTARY RICHARD S. HESS © Richard S. Hess 1996 All rights reserved. This eBook is licenced to the individual who purchased it and may not be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, except for the sole, and exclusive use of the licensee, without prior permission of the publisher or the Copyright Licensing Agency. Unless otherwise stated, quotations from the Bible are from the THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. First published 1996 Reprinted in this format 2008 ISBN: 9781783592258 Series design: Sally Ormesher Illustration: Kev Jones INTER-VARSITY PRESS Norton Street, Nottingham NG7 3HR, England Email: [email protected] Website: www.ivpbooks.com Inter-Varsity Press publishes Christian books that are true to the Bible and that communicate the gospel, develop discipleship and strengthen the church for its mission in the world. Inter-Varsity Press is closely linked with the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship, a student movement connecting Christian Unions in universities and colleges throughout Great Britain, and a member movement of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students. Website: www.uccf.org.uk CONTENTS General preface Author’s preface Chief abbreviations Introduction Title and text The person of Joshua (a) The Pentateuch (b) The book of Joshua Antiquity Composition (a) Traditional higher-critical methods (b) Literary strategies Theology (a) Holy war and the ban (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 Analysis Commentary 1. The Conquest (1:1–12:24) 2. The Israelite Tribal Allotments (13:1–21:45) 3. The Conclusion: Proper Worship of God (22:1–24:33) Additional notes Aetiologies The archaeology of Jericho The date of the entrance into Canaan The archaeology of Ai Joshua’s altar on Mount Ebal? The location of Heshbon A partial or complete conquest? Maps Northern places in Joshua 1–12 Southern places in Joshua 1–12 Reuben and Gad in Joshua 13 Ephraim and Manasseh in Joshua 17–19 Benjamin and Dan in Joshua 17–19 Judah in Joshua 15 Simeon in Joshua 19 Zebulun and Issachar in Joshua 19 Asher and Naphtali in Joshua 19
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