TOTC Joshua.

The book of Joshua memorializes a transitional episode in Israel's national history. The heroic figure Joshua leads the new generation of Israel across the Jordan and into the land of promise, conquering Canaanites and overseeing the allotment of the inheritance among the tribes. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries Joshua Contents Introduction Analysis Commentary Additional notes Maps 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. Analysis1. 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) COMMENTARY 1. The Conquest (1:1-12:24) a. The book's goal and procedure (1:1-18) b. Rahab and the mission of the spies (2:1-24) c. Rites of passage across the Jordan River (3:1-4:24) Additional note: Aetiologies d. Rites of preparation: circumcision (5:1-12) e. The first assault: the capture of Jericho (5:13-6:27) Additional note: The archaeology of Jericho Additional note: The date of the entrance into Canaan. F. The second assault, part 1: the defeat at Ai and its consequences (7:1-26)Additional note: The archaeology of Ai g. The second assault, part 2: the victory at Ai (8:1-29) h. The covenant at Mount Ebal (8:30-35) Additional note: Joshua's altar on Mount Ebal? i. Summary of the threat against Israel (9:1-2) j. The Gibeonite exception (9:3-27) k. Victory over the leader of Jerusalem and the coalition of southern Canaan (10:1-43) a. Summary (10:7-10). b. God's role in the battle (10:11-15). c. Israel's role in the battle (10:16-43). l. Victory over the northern coalition (11:1-11). M. By divine command: a summary of the whole conquest (11:12-23)n. An outline of the conquest (12:1-24) Additional note: The location of Heshbon 2. The Israelite Tribal Allotments (13:1-21:45) a. The remaining land (13:1-7) 3. The Conclusion: Proper Worship of God (22:1-24:33) a. The disputed altar (22:1-34) b. The farewell address (23:1-16) c. The covenant at Shechem (24:1-27) d. The settlement in the land (24:28-33). The book of Joshua memorializes a transitional episode in Israel's national history. The heroic figure Joshua, imbued with strength, courage and faith, leads the new generation of Israel across the Jordan into the land of promise. Richard S. Hess explores the historical, theological and literary dimensions of the book of Joshua