The Book of Joshua

The central theme of Joshua is the acquisition of the land of Canaan by the people of Israel.

J. Maxwell Miller (Author), Gene M. Tucker (Author)

9780521097772, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 5 September 1974

220 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.25 kg

The Cambridge Bible Commentary gives the full text in the N.E.B. version, with a lucid untechnical commentary designed for students in schools and colleges, for ministers of religion, and laymen generally. The volume is meant to be read as an uninterrupted unity, with introductory sections leading straight into the text, which is itself interwoven with the commentary. The central theme of Joshua is the acquisition of the land of Canaan by the people of Israel under the leadership of Joshua, the successor of Moses.

The book as literature, history and theology
Literary problems
Historical problems
Theological issues
A note on geography
Israel's entry into the promised land
The division of the land among the tribes
Joshua's farewell and death.

Subject Areas: Religion: general [HRA]