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Joshua
Conquest and Settlement
The book is structured in two roughly equal
parts: 1. the story of the campaigns of the Israelites in
central, southern and northern Canaan and the destruction of their enemies
2. the division of the conquered land among the twelve tribes
Joshua, 24 chapters
Sources for the Book
of Joshua
A collection of war songs and poetry that is
quoted in Joshua. The original does not exist.
“’Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and, moon, you also over the Vale of Aijalon’. And the sun stood still, and the moon halted, till the people had vengeance on their enemies.”
Book of Jashar
The “D” writers contributed the main narrative
story of the conquest of Canaan by Joshua After the exile, “P” writers added genealogies
D and P
The sources for the Book of Joshua extend
over a long period of time, from war songs and poetry from oral traditions through commentaries written and added after the exile in Babylon.
Joshua sources, cont.
Moses’ military assistant in charge of the
Tabernacle One of two spies to returned to the Israelites
encouraging them on to Canaan Chosen to succeed Moses Led the Israelites across the Jordan River in
Canaan Conquered Jericho and Ai Allotted land to various tribes Made covenant with Yahweh at Shechem
Who was Joshua?
Conquest
In the south, land later occupied by the tribe of Benjamin and near Gilgal;And The conquest of Galilee and the capture of Hazor
Miraculous “bread” from heaven that ceased
to appear when the Israelites entered Canaan It nourished Israelites as they wandered in the
Sinai desert
manna
Jericho
The walls of Jericho crumble at the sound of the “mighty war cry” and the horns of the Israelites.
Rahab
A prostitute of Jericho who hid Israelite spies
She was spared in the destruction of Jericho
Entrance into Canaan First city captured by
the Israelites upon entering the land of Canaan following their 40 years of wandering in the desert after the exodus from Egypt.
Ironically, Jericho (along with the Gaza Strip) was the first territory given to the Palestinians by Israel as part of the Oslo peace agreement in 1994
tel
Walls
Archaeological evidence neither proves nor disproves the Biblical account of Joshua
Jericho today
Book of Joshua
According to Joshua, Israel became a political entity when it militarily conquered Canaan.
Some passages in Joshua indicate a fast and furious conquering of Canaan.
Yet long after Joshua, much of the Promised Land remained Canaanite
A city that according to the Book of Joshua
was destroyed by Joshua’s men Ai means “the ruin” in Hebrew According to archaeologists, Ai had been
destroyed by the time the Israelites came into Canaan
Ai
An Ancient Canaanite city and holy shrine Joshua held a covenant-renewal ceremony
here to unite the tribes of Israel Some scholars say other non-Israelite peoples
were also welcomed here by Joshua to join in a covenant with Yahweh
Shechem
Canaanites
People native to Canaan of various backgrounds
Polytheistic peoples populating Canaan Sometime allies of the Israelites
Baal, one of the Canaanite gods
Historic Origins of IsraelThree Models
Joshua and Israelites
Ai
Jericho
Conquest Model
Proto-
Israelites and Canaanites
Peaceful and
gradual
Israelites
A new people
Infiltration Model
Urban
elite
Habirupeasants
farmers
Social Revolution Model
Israelites
A term designating clans outside of the urban
or legal social structure Nomads who raided settled populations in
Palestine circa 1300 BCE Scholars speculate that Biblical Hebrews may
have been part of this group
Habiru
Head of one of Israel’s twelve tribes This tribe was divided into two sections when
land was allocated Condemned for encouragement of Baalism,
astrology, and human sacrifice Historically considered an effective king
Manasseh
Tribes and Land
Navi (Nabi), Hebrew word for “Prophet” A spokesperson for Yahweh One who delivers God’s judgments on
contemporary society One who proclaims or preaches the word or
will of a deity A true prophet is believed to be divinely
inspired
Prophets
Prophets were role models of holiness,
scholarship and closeness to God. They set the standards for the entire community.
A prophet is not necessarily a man. A prophet is not necessarily a Jew. Prophecy is not an arbitrary gift; rather, it is
the culmination of a person's spiritual and ethical development.
Purpose of Prophets
Judges
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