Reading Joshua as Christian Scripture. By Douglas S. Earl
What use is the book of Joshua, whether historically, ethically, or theologically? Having raised the question, this light revision of a well-written and remarkably mature Durham dissertation offers two clues to the preferred answer: an account of myth and ‘limit-situations’; and a discussion (follow...
| Published in: | The journal of theological studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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The journal of theological studies
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| Summary: | What use is the book of Joshua, whether historically, ethically, or theologically? Having raised the question, this light revision of a well-written and remarkably mature Durham dissertation offers two clues to the preferred answer: an account of myth and ‘limit-situations’; and a discussion (following Paul Ricoeur and Rowan Williams) of ‘testimony’. Section II (‘starting to read well’) reviews Joshua’s ‘Deuteronomistic’ and ‘Priestly’ affinities and how Joshua is like and unlike ancient Near Eastern conquest accounts; and builds on ‘learning to speak of God through myth’ (ch. 2) by offering a mythical approach to Deuteronomistic ḥērem (ch. 6). Section III occupies the second half of the monograph and opens with a short discussion of which text of Joshua should be read. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flr031 |