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"The Bible is both a divine and a human book. It is the inspired word of God for his people, whether in biblical times or for the church today. It is also a fully human book, written by different people in a variety of cultural settings. Knowledge of biblical language and society is essential if the meaning of the human writer is to be grasped fully. The Apollos Old Testament Commentary aims to take with equal seriousness the divine and human aspects of Scripture. In this volume, Pekka Pitkänen shows the relevance of Joshua to modern readers. While he remains anchored in the world of the text throughout the commentary, Pitkänen brings contemporary geopolitical issues (like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict) to bear on Joshua and the genocidal ""Israelite conquest tradition."""

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Author:   Pekka Pitkänen ,  Pekka Pitk'anen
Publisher:   InterVarsity Press
Imprint:   Inter-Varsity Press,US
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9780830825066

ISBN 10:   0830825061
Pages:   454
Publication Date:   19 October 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Editors' preface Author's preface Abbreviations List of archaeological periods Introduction 1. General 1.1 The story and place of Joshua in the canon, and its overall relationship with the Pentateuch and Judges--Kings 1.2 Structure and plot line of the book and chronology of events 1.3 Textual issues (incl. mt vs lxx) 1.4 Sources and composition of Joshua 1.5 An overview of the history of interpretation of Joshua and the Israelite conquest and settlement 2. Understanding Joshua today in its ancient context 2.1 The role of history and theology in the interpretation of the book 3. Understanding history in Joshua 3.1 Approaching history 3.2 The historical background of Joshua 4. Understanding theology in Joshua 4.1 Main outlines of the theology of Joshua in its ancient context 4.2 The role of historical references in Joshua and the purpose of the book 4.3 Joshua and the New Testament 5. Modern appropriation of the book of Joshua 5.1 The problem of war, conquest and genocide in Joshua 5.2 Joshua and the justification for conquest and genocide 5.3 Joshua, Israel and the Palestinians Note on text and translations, and on geographical references Text and commentary Excursus 1: General observations on the literary form and setting of the book Excursus 2: Form and structure of Joshua 1:1--12:24 Excursus 3: The Ark and Yahweh?s presence Excursus 4: Herem Excursus 5: The archaeology of Jericho Excursus 6: The archaeology of Ai Excursus 7: The archaeology of Mount Ebal Excursus 8: The archaeology of Gibeon Excursus 9: The archaeology of Arad Excursus 10: Form and structure of Joshua 13 -- 21 Excursus 11: Form and structure of Joshua 22 -- 24 and the end of Genesis--Joshua Excursus 12: Joshua 22:9--34 and the Deuteronomistic History hypothesis, with implications for the date of Joshua Bibliography Index of references to Scripture and related literature Index of authors Index of subjects Index of archaeological sites and related places

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Pekka M. A. Pitkänen is Senior Lecturer and Course Leader of the Open Theological College course at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK, where he studied for his PhD. His thesis was published as Central Sanctuary and Centralization of Worship in Ancient Israel: From the Settlement to the Building of Solomon's Temple (Gorgias Press).

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