Joshua (Old Testament Library | OLT)
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Overview
Richard D. Nelson addresses the textual problems critical to a full understanding of Joshua and offers historical, literary, and theological insights in this balanced commentary. The redaction history of the text is examined and presented in a way that brings clarity to interpretation for an academic audience.
Top Highlights
“Although the book is clearly the product of multilayered tradition and a process of literary growth, the final canonical form can be understood as a self-contained and coherent literary whole.” (Page 1)
“would have favored the growth of a unified narrative of origins. Any such narrative” (Pages 4–5)
“an alternate social system was developing in the highlands” (Page 4)