Joshua, Judges
Volume 7
Published on 1. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-8146-2841-6 (ISBN)
Description
The books of Joshua and Judges provide religious perspective on Israel's successes and failures from the time that Joshua begins to lead the Israelites after Moses's death until the rise of the monarchy. The stories of these two books show the God of Israel still guiding the life of his people.
In Genesis, God makes a twofold promise to Abraham: many descendants and the making of a great nation (Gen 12:2ff). In the book of Joshua, we find this promise brought to this fulfillment as the Israelites come to Canaan, the land of promise.
During the span of the 150 years covered in Judges, considerable importance is attached to the religious and political development of the tribal life of the Israelites. This is well before the time of national unity; in Judges, the people are bound together solely by their faith in YHWH.
In this rich and insight-filled commentary, Roland Faley draws out the Deuteronomistic thesis in Joshua and Judges: A people of faith, even if they wander, cannot fall.
In Genesis, God makes a twofold promise to Abraham: many descendants and the making of a great nation (Gen 12:2ff). In the book of Joshua, we find this promise brought to this fulfillment as the Israelites come to Canaan, the land of promise.
During the span of the 150 years covered in Judges, considerable importance is attached to the religious and political development of the tribal life of the Israelites. This is well before the time of national unity; in Judges, the people are bound together solely by their faith in YHWH.
In this rich and insight-filled commentary, Roland Faley draws out the Deuteronomistic thesis in Joshua and Judges: A people of faith, even if they wander, cannot fall.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Collegeville, MN
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8146-2841-6 (9780814628416)
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Person
Roland J. Faley, TOR, is a Franciscan friar and biblical scholar who has taught in seminaries and universities in the United States and abroad. He has degrees from Catholic University, St. Thomas University in Rome, and the Biblical Institute in Rome. He was the minister general of his religious order and is the author of Footprints on the Mountain, Bonding With God, and Apocalypse Then and Now (all Paulist Press).
Content
Contents
Abbreviations 4
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA
Introduction 5
Text and Commentary 9
Possession of the Land (Joshua 1-12) 9
Division of the Land (Joshua 13-21) 38
Appendix (Joshua 22-24) 55
THE BOOK OF JUDGES
Introduction 64
Text and Commentary 67
Coexistence (Judges 1:1-3:6) 67
The Judges (Judges 3:7-16:31) 72
Appendix (Judges 17-21) 106
Review Aids and Discussion Topics 120
Index of Citations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church 124
Map 125
Abbreviations 4
THE BOOK OF JOSHUA
Introduction 5
Text and Commentary 9
Possession of the Land (Joshua 1-12) 9
Division of the Land (Joshua 13-21) 38
Appendix (Joshua 22-24) 55
THE BOOK OF JUDGES
Introduction 64
Text and Commentary 67
Coexistence (Judges 1:1-3:6) 67
The Judges (Judges 3:7-16:31) 72
Appendix (Judges 17-21) 106
Review Aids and Discussion Topics 120
Index of Citations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church 124
Map 125