TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goldingay,John
TI  - Joshua: Baker Commentary on the Old Testament: Historical Books
SN  - 9781540964618
U1  - BC02 23/eng/20220630
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB  - Baker Academic
KW  - Bible
KW  - Joshua
KW  - Commentaries
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-479) and indexes; Part One: The Israelites Gain Control of Canaan (1:1-12:28) 49
1. Introduction: How Yahweh Issued an Exhortation to Joshua
and Joshua Issued One to Israel (1:1-18) 59
2. How Joshua Checked Out the Land (2:1-24) 80
3. How the Israelites Crossed the Jordan (3:1-5:1) 106
4. How the Israelites Arrived in Canaan (5:2-12) 128
5. How Yahweh Gave Over Jericho (5:13-6:27) 136
6. How the Israelites Got into Trouble at The Ai (7:1-26) 159
7. How the Israelites Succeeded at The Ai (8:1-29) 178
8. How Joshua Built an Altar and Read the Torah
(8:30-35) 190
9. How Joshua Fell for a Trick (9:1-27) 198
10. How Joshua Kept His Word (10:1-43) 218
11. How Joshua Repeated a Ploy (11:1-23) 240
12. How Joshua Dealt with the Kings of Canaan (12:1-24) 254
Part Two: Joshua and Eleazar Distribute the Land (13:1-24:33) 263
13. Introduction: How Yahweh Commissioned Joshua to Allocate the Land (13:1-7) 271
14. How Moses Had Started the Process (13:8-33) 280
15. How Eleazar and Joshua Are to Set About Allocating the
Land, and How Joshua Started (14:1-15) 290
16. The Lot for Judah, with a Story about Caleb, Aksah, and
Othniel (15:1-63) 302
17. The Lot for Joseph, with a Story about Mahlah, Noah,
Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah (16:1-17:18) 318
18. How Eleazar and Joshua Set About Determining the
Allocations for the Other Clans (18:1-10) 332
19. The Endowments for the Seven Clans (18:11-19:51) 341
20. Asylum Towns and Levitical Towns (20:1-21:45) 359
21. Conclusion (1): How the Israelites Are to Get By When the
Clans Are Separated (22:1-34) 378
22. Conclusion (2): Joshua Says Farewell (23:1-16) 399
23. Conclusion (3): Witnesses! (24:1-33) 412
N2  - "A highly regarded Old Testament scholar offers a substantive and useful commentary on the book of Joshua and explores its contemporary significance"--
ER  -