Joshua 1–12 (Anchor Yale Bible Commentary | AYBC)
Overview
An acknowledged expert on the Hebrew Bible, Thomas Dozeman offers a fresh translation of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the book of Joshua and explores the nature, function, and causes of the religious violence depicted therein. By blending the distinct teachings of Deuteronomy and the Priestly literature, Dozeman provides a unique interpretation of holy war as a form of sacred genocide, arguing that, since peace in the promised land required the elimination of the populations of all existent royal cities, a general purging of the land accompanied the progress of the ark of the covenant. This essential work of religious scholarship demonstrates how the theme of total genocide is reinterpreted as partial conquest when redactors place Joshua, an independent book, between Deuteronomy and Judges. The author traces the evolution of this reinterpretation of the central themes of religious violence while providing a comparison of the two textual versions of Joshua and an insightful analysis of the book’s reception history.
Top Highlights
“(Exod 24:13; 33:11; Num 11:28; Josh 1:1). Exodus 33:11 associates Joshua with the Tent” (Page 191)
“What emerges from the distinct theories of composition, however, is that Noth’s clear separation between the Tetrateuch and the Deuteronomistic History can no longer be sustained as a workable hypothesis for the book’s composition.” (Page 20)
“The book of Joshua was written as an independent narrative, distinct from a larger Deuteronomistic History” (Page 24)
“The literary repetitions in Joshua indicate an editorial revision that spans the entire book” (Page 32)
“The conflict in themes suggests that Joshua was composed as an independent book and that the qualification of the original themes of Joshua in the DtrN revision was meant to bring the book into conformity with Deuteronomy and Judges, allowing it to function in its present narrative context.” (Page 22)
- Title: Joshua 1–12: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary
- Author: Thomas B. Dozeman
- Series: Anchor Yale Bible
- Volume: 6B
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. Joshua 1-12 › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780300149753, 9780300172737, 0300149751, 0300172737
- Resource ID: LLS:ANCHOR06JOSDZM
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:06:52Z
