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Joshua

by: McConville, J. G.

Joshua

by: McConville, J. G.

ISBN 13:
9780802827029
ISBN 10:
0802827020
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/15/2010
Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

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Summary

Seeking to bridge the existing gap between biblical studies and systematic theology, this distinctive series offers section-by-section exegesis of the Old Testament texts in close conversation with theological concerns. Written by respected scholars, the THOTC volumes aim to help pastors, teachers, and students engage in deliberately theological interpretation of Scripture.

Preface	p. x
Abbreviations	p. xi
Introduction to Joshua	p. 1
The Book	p. 1
The Audience of Joshua	p. 2
Dating and Historicity	p. 3
Reading Joshua as Scripture	p. 8
Joshua and Theology	p. 10
Commentary on Joshua	p. 13
Theological Horizons of Joshua	p. 93
Theology in the Book of Joshua	p. 95
The Question of the Land	p. 95
Possession and Loss	p. 95
The New Testament and the Land	p. 99
Back to the Land?	p. 103
The Question of Genocide	p. 108
The Grim Tale	p. 108
What and Why?	p. 113
Did God Really Say ...?	p. 116
Radical Accommodation	p. 120
Conclusion	p. 123
Idolatry	p. 125
At Stake	p. 125
Practices of the Nations	p. 127
The Practice of Israel	p. 131
A Matter of Life and Death	p. 133
Touching on Beauty	p. 137
Covenant	p. 140
Behind the Covenant	p. 142
Covenant and Privilege	p. 145
Covenant and Law	p. 148
Conclusion	p. 153
God of Miracle and Mystery	p. 154
Something Rich and Strange	p. 154
Approaching the Miraculous	p. 156
What Exactly Are We Told?	p. 158
The Scientific Question	p. 161
The Half-Seen World	p. 165
Joshua and Biblical Theology	p. 171
Introduction	p. 171
Key Themes of the Book of Joshua	p. 172
Joshua and Genesis	p. 172
Joshua and Exodus	p. 174
Joshua and Leviticus	p. 175
Joshua and Numbers	p. 177
Joshua and Deuteronomy	p. 179
Joshua and Judges-Kings	p. 183
Conclusion	p. 186
Joshua in Biblical Theology	p. 187
The Problem of Evil and Violence	p. 188
Joshua-Kings: Chaos, History, and Violence	p. 190
Joshua, Chaos, and History in the Rest of the Old Testament	p. 193
Conclusion	p. 196
A Response to Gordon McConville	p. 200
Reading Joshua Today	p. 206
The Question of History	p. 207
The God of Joshua	p. 214
God as Personal	p. 217
God of Power	p. 220
The Character of God	p. 223
Divine Lordship	p. 228
A Response to Stephen Williams	p. 230
Bibliography	p. 236
Author Index	p. 246
Scripture Index	p. 249
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Joshua

Joshua

9780802827029

0802827020

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