
Together in the Land
A Reading of the Book of Joshua
Gordon Mitchell(Author)
Sheffield Academic Press
Published on 1. November 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-567-05742-6 (ISBN)
Description
The book of Joshua is well known for its tales of slaughter and destruction. This reading shows that ambiguity created by means of juxtaposing contrasting ideas is a feature of the compositional arrangement in Joshua. While there may be a dream land emptied of foreigners awaiting Israelite occupation, there is also a grudging acceptance of co-existence in the land with a certain class of foreigner represented by the exceptional outsiders such as Rahab and Gibeonites. Mitchell's conclusion is that such ways of dealing with reality were a feature of the disillusionment and hope of post-exilic Judaism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
351 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-567-05742-6 (9780567057426)
DOI
CBID134615
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Gordon Mitchell lectures in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town.