"Israel Served the Lord" - The Book of Joshua as Paradoxical Portrait of Faithful Israel (Paperback)

Two themes have dominated scholarly interpretation of the book of Joshua within the past century: the literary "discovery" of the Deuteronomistic History and the archaeological detection of evidence related to Israel's occupation of Canaan. In this newest volume in the series Reading the Scriptures, Rachel M. Billings addresses the fragmentation often brought about by these developments and offers a more holistic reading of Joshua, which joins theological sophistication with an emphasis on its meaning and purpose as a literary work. Through a hermeneutical and literary lens, Billings analyzes the story of Rahab and Achan, the stories of the Gibeonites and the Transjordanian altar, and the theme of the completeness of Israel's taking of the land of Canaan. She argues that the way in which the book of Joshua presents these materials reminds Israel of the dynamic nature of its identity as YHWH's people-an identity that demands a continued response of obedience parallel to YHWH's ever-unfolding work on Israel's behalf. The book of Joshua portrays Israel's obedience as not merely an unattainable ideal or a thing of the past, but a living reality that unfolds when YHWH's people acknowledge His claim upon them and strive to serve Him.

General

Imprint:	University of Notre Dame Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Reading the Scriptures
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Rachel M Billings
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	188
ISBN-13:	978-0-268-02233-4
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-268-02233-X
Barcode:	9780268022334

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