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The Joshua Generation - Israeli Occupation and the Bible (Paperback)
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The Joshua Generation - Israeli Occupation and the Bible (Paperback)
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How a controversial biblical tale of conquest and genocide became a
founding story of modern Israel No biblical text has been more
central to the politics of modern Israel than the book of Joshua.
Named after a military leader who became the successor to Moses, it
depicts the march of the ancient Israelites into Canaan, describing
how they subjugated and massacred the indigenous peoples. The
Joshua Generation examines the book's centrality to the Israeli
occupation today, revealing why nationalist longing and social
reality are tragically out of sync in the Promised Land. Though the
book of Joshua was largely ignored and reviled by diaspora Jews,
the leaders of modern Israel have invoked it to promote national
cohesion. Critics of occupation, meanwhile, have denounced it as a
book that celebrates genocide. Rachel Havrelock looks at the
composition of Joshua, showing how it reflected the fractious
nature of ancient Israelite society and a desire to unify the
populace under a strong monarchy. She describes how David
Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, convened a study group
at his home in the late 1950s, where generals, politicians, and
professors reformulated the story of Israel's founding in the
language of Joshua. Havrelock traces how Ben-Gurion used a brutal
tale of conquest to unite an immigrant population of Jews of
different ethnicities and backgrounds, casting modern Israelis and
Palestinians as latter-day Israelites and Canaanites. Providing an
alternative reading of Joshua, The Joshua Generation finds evidence
of a decentralized society composed of tribes, clans, and woman-run
households, one with relevance to today when diverse peoples share
the dwindling resources of a scarred land.
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