Together in the Land : A Reading of the Book of Joshua PDF
by Gordon Mitchell
Part of the The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies series
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The book of Joshua is well known for its tales of slaughter and destruction.
This reading shows that ambiguity created by means of juxtaposing contrasting ideas is a feature of the compositional arrangement in Joshua.
While there may be a dream land emptied of foreigners awaiting Israelite occupation, there is also a grudging acceptance of co-existence in the land with a certain class of foreigner represented by the exceptional outsiders such as Rahab and Gibeonites.
Mitchell's conclusion is that such ways of dealing with reality were a feature of the disillusionment and hope of post-exilic Judaism.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:01/11/1993
- ISBN:9780567550705
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:01/11/1993
- ISBN:9780567550705
