Presbyterian Theological Seminary library

Joshua /

Goldingay, John,

Joshua / John Goldingay. - xvii, 507 pages : maps ; 24 cm. - Baker commentary on the Old Testament . - Baker commentary on the Old Testament: historical books .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part One: The Israelites Gain Control of Canaan -- 1. Introduction: How Yahweh Issued an Exhortation to Joshua and Joshua Issued One to Israel -- 2. How Joshua Checked Out the Land -- 3. How the Israelites Crossed the Jordan -- 4. How the Israelites Arrived in Canaan -- 5. How Yahweh Gave Over Jericho -- 6. How the Israelites Got into Trouble at The Ai -- 7. How the Israelites Succeeded at The Ai 8. How Joshua Built an Altar and Read the Torah -- 9. How Joshua Fell for a Trick -- 10. How Joshua Kept His Word -- 11. How Joshua Repeated a Ploy -- 12. How Joshua Dealt with the Kings of Canaan -- Part Two: Joshua and Eleazar Distribute the Land -- 13. Introduction: How Yahweh Commissioned Joshua to Allocate the Land -- 14. How Moses Had Started the Process -- 15. How Eleazar and Joshua Are to Set About Allocating the Land, and How Joshua Started -- 16. The Lot for Judah, with a Story about Caleb, Aksah, and Othniel 17. The Lot for Joseph, with a Story about Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah -- 18. How Eleazar and Joshua Set About Determining the Allocations for the Other Clans -- 19. The Endowments for the Seven Clans -- 20. Asylum Towns and Levitical Towns -- 21. Conclusion (1): How the Israelites Are to Get By When the Clans Are Separated -- 22. Conclusion (2): Joshua Says Farewell -- 23. Conclusion (3): Witnesses!

"A highly regarded Old Testament scholar offers a substantive and useful commentary on the book of Joshua and explores its contemporary significance"--

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