The Fear Factor: The Motif of Fear in Joshua 1–12 in the Light of ANE Sources

This paper will investigate the role fear plays in the account of the conquest of the land (Jos 1-12), in the light of a general sketch of the role it plays in ANE sources according to the following categories: “freeze”, “follow”, “flight” or “fight”. Fear drives the separate episodes of the conques...

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Main Author: Ṿazanah, Nili (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2021
In: Die Welt des Orients
Year: 2021, Volume: 51, Issue: 1, Pages: 100-115
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
HB Old Testament
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
ZC Politics in general
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