The book of Joshua details the conquests of land in Palestine by ancient Israel. For modern readers, the story can touch a nerve; its chronicle of brutality and genocide can be seen to parallel more recent history. The book of Joshua has many textual problems - primarily differences between the Hebrew and Greek texts. Much of the inconsistency stems from the varied forms of storytelling in the book, including war narratives, folktales, sermons, and city lists. In this commentary, Richard D. Nelson addresses the textual issues and offers historical, literary, and theological insights into Joshua.
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Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für die Erwachsenenbildung
Für Beruf und Forschung
Maße
Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 157 mm
Dicke: 24 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-664-21941-3 (9780664219413)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Richard D. Nelson is Professor Emeritus of
Biblical Hebrew and Old Testament Interpretation at Perkins
School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. He is a
pastor with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and
the author of several books, including Joshua: A
Commentary in the Old Testament Library series and
First and Second Kings in the Interpretation series.
