The Book of Joshua - (Vetus Testamentum, Supplements) (Hardcover)

About the Book

A collection of twenty-three scholarly studies on Joshua, including general topics (composition history, archaeology, genre, etc.), issues in interpretation, textual transmission, and theology and reception history. A valuable resource introducing the book's major questions and problems.

Book Synopsis

The Book of Joshua presents many interpretive challenges. These include its depiction of warfare violence, its engagement with modern archaeological enterprise, its use in colonial expansion, and its insistence on the sole worship of Yahweh in pluralistic religious contexts. The expert contributors to this volume examine such questions and also ground the reader in ongoing scholarly discussion of key issues of composition, genre, theology, and Nachleben. This book serves as a valuable resource for graduate students and scholars alike, presenting a snapshot of the state of Joshua scholarship while opening new avenues for scholarly consideration.

About the Author

Lissa M. Wray Beal, Ph.D. (2004, University of St. Michael's College), is Professor of Old Testament at Wycliffe College, Toronto. Her research focuses on Joshua, Kings, and Jeremiah. She is the author of The Deuteronomist's Prophet (T&T Clark, 2007), commentaries on 1-2 Kings (IVP, 2014), Joshua (Zondervan, 2019), and Jeremiah (Baker, forthcoming), numerous articles on Joshua, Kings, and Jeremiah, and co-editor of Prophets, Prophecy, and Ancient Israelite Historiography (Eisenbrauns, 2013).

Craig A. Evans, Ph.D. (Claremont), D.Habil. (Budapest), is Distinguished Research Professor at The Bible Seminary in Katy, Texas. He is the co-founder of the The Formulation and Interpretation of Old Testament Literature series and is author of several studies in Old Testament and New Testament.

D. Allen Hutchison, Ph.D. (2021, Stellenbosch University), is an independent scholar and adjunct Professor of Bible at Multnomah Biblical Seminary in Portland, Oregon. His research focuses on inner-biblical allusion.