Berit Olam: Joshua

AvL. Daniel Hawk

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

What does Joshua hold to be the essential marks of Israelite identity? What distinguishes Israel from all other peoples? In tracking these themes, L. Daniel Hawk reveals in Joshua a profound struggle to define the people of the God of Israel.Hawk shows that the themes surrounding Joshua express fundamental markers of national identity: religious practice (obedience to the commandments of Moses), ethnic separation (extermination of the peoples of Canaan), and possession of land ("the land that YHWH gives"). Through the medium of narrative, Joshua tests each of these markers and demonstrates that none clearly characterize the people of God. Instead, Joshua presents Israel as a nation fundamentally constituted by choosing: YHWH's choosing of Israel and Israel's choosing of YHWH.In the present day in which ideologies of religion, race, and territorial possession have given rise to countless expressions of violence, Hawk expresses the particular value of reading Joshua. The Joshua story holds a mirror up to all who regard themselves as the people of God. The reflection is both repelling and inspiring but until we confront it, what it truly means to be the chosen people of God will remain elusive.Chapters are "Rights of Passage (1:1-18)," "Who's Who in the Promised Land? (2:1-12:24)," "Strangers in the Night (2:1-24)," "Changing State (3:1-4:24)," "First Things First (5:1-15)," "Going in Circles (6:1-27)," "Ai Spy (7:1-8:35)," "Foiled Again (9:1-10:27)," "Conquering Canaanites (10:28-12:24)," "Organizing Israel (13:1-21:45)," "Altar Egos (22:1-34)," "Unfinished Business (23:1-18)," and "Decisions, Decisions (24:1-33)." Includes twelve charts that lay out structural features of the book.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-12-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:680 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Berit Olam
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Liturgical Press
ISBN:9780814650424

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Biblar inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

L. Daniel Hawk, Ph.D., is professor of Old Testament at Ashland Theological Seminary.

Recensioner i media

In this provocative and instructive study, Hawk analyzes both the literary composition of the book of Joshua as well as the theological principles that such a composition conveys. In so doing, he carefully presents the book as a unified and intentionally designed whole rather than a random collection of otherwise independent stories. While the typical reader of Joshua might readily conclude that central to the book and to Israel's identity are ethnic purity, correct religious practice and the possession of the land, Hawk persuasively argues that the unifying theme in Joshua is actually that of decision-making. In tracing this theme through to its climax in Joshua 24, Hawk skillfully weds literary expertise with theological sophistication. All who read this work will not only gain a fresh understanding of the book of Joshua, but a new lens through which to view their own lives.Terry L. Brensinger, Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania

Innehållsförteckning

CONTENTSAcknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ixIntroduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiChapter One: Rights of Passage (1:1-18). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Chapter Two: Who’s Who in the Promised Land? (2:1–12:24). . . . . 19Chapter Three: Strangers in the Night (2:1-24). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Chapter Four: Changing State (3:1–4:24). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Chapter Five: First Things First (5:1-15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Chapter Six: Going in Circles (6:1-27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Chapter Seven: Ai Spy (7:1–8:35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Chapter Eight: Foiled Again (9:1–10:27). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Chapter Nine: Conquering Canaanites (10:28–12:24) . . . . . . . . . . 157Chapter Ten: Organizing Israel (13:1–21:45) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177Chapter Eleven: Altar Egos (22:1-34). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Chapter Twelve: Unfinished Business (23:1-16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247Chapter Thirteen: Decisions, Decisions (24:1-33). . . . . . . . . . . . . 261For Further Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Scripture Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289Subject Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301Charts1: Outsiders Included:The Common Plot of the Rahab and Gibeon Stories . . . . . . . . 252: Insiders Excluded: The Plot of Achan’s Story. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293: The Common Tale of Two Doomed Cities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364: Command and Execution at the Jordan Crossing . . . . . . . . . . . . 605:Command and Execution at Jericho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886: The Campaigns Against Sihon and Og. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1617: The Battle at Ai (8:1-29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1628: The Battle at the Waters of Merom (11:1-15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1639: The Southern Campaign (10:28-39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16410: The Structure of 13:1–21:45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18111: The Common Plot of the Stories of Occupation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19112: The Structure of the Jordan Conflict. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231