<p>The book of <em>Joshua</em> has been received and used as Christian Scripture throughout Christian history. The challenge today, however, is how Christians should appropriately continue to read <em>Joshua</em> as Scripture, not least in the light of well-known historical and ethical difficulties
Reading Joshua as Christian scripture
โ Scribed by Earl, Douglas S.
- Publisher
- Eisenbrauns
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 292
- Series
- Journal of theological interpretation supplements 2.
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Reading Joshua as Christian scripture? --
Learning to speak of God through myth : approaching Joshua as myth --
The hermeneutics of reading Joshua as Christian scripture --
Joshua as part of tradition(s) --
The genre of Joshua : codes of production and use of literary conventions --
Understanding the significance of [cherem] --
The text of Joshua --
Reading Joshua --
Drawing it all together : reading Joshua as Christian scripture today.
โฆ Subjects
Bible -- Joshua -- Criticism, interpretation, etc;Theology, Doctrinal;RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament;Bible -- Joshua
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