Joshua and his successors: an introduction to the books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and Samuel i
Author: William Howse Groser
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Published: 1874
Total Pages: 202
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Author: William Howse Groser
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Published: 1874
Total Pages: 202
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Howse Groser
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Published: 1884
Total Pages: 388
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Martin Sicker
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2015-09-16
Total Pages: 351
ISBN-13: 1504950062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe subject of this study is the prophetic history of Joshua and the first stages of the conquest of the Promised Land, as presented in the Masoretic text of the biblical Book of Joshua. The term prophetic history is employed to describe the subject because prophecy in biblical thought is not fatalistic and does not predict future events. What it does do is assert that the moral course that a society chooses to follow in the present can determine its probable but not inevitable future. The purpose of the biblical book is to inform the reader of the historical consequences of the failure to observe the terms of the divine covenant entered into between God and the children of Israel at Mount Sinai following the exodus from Egypt. Although the narrative is based on events that were believed to have taken place, the primary focus of prophetic history is on the moral implications of the decisions taken by men rather than the factual accuracy of the details of the events described which have been studied exhaustively by archaeologists and historians of the ancient world. This study is concerned primarily with what the biblical narrative purports to tell us in its own special way, and only peripherally with the issues of primary concern to the modern academic studies of biblical texts such as when the text was finalized and by whom, literary analysis of the language employed, comparative analysis of the text and other ancient literature, and other such topics, all of which are of valid intellectual interest but, with some notable exceptions, contribute little to understanding what the authors and editors of the Hebrew text as we have it are trying to convey to the reader.
Author: William Howse Groser
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Published: 1875*
Total Pages: 186
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Published: 1874
Total Pages: 192
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: GODSWORD GODSWILL ONU
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 131298600X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Howse Groser
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Published: 1874
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Published: 1884
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: E. John Hamlin
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780802810410
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn keeping with the international character of the series, E. John Hamlin's commentary on Joshua pays more than usual attention to the fulfillment of the third part of God's promise to Abraham, "By you all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves," as well as to the roles played by non-Israelites such as Rahab and the Gibeonites. Hamlin also takes full account of issues such as war and liberation, land distribution and management, and personal fulfillment. Among the important theological insights revealed in this commentary are God's faithfulness to his oppressed people, the importance of land to the covenantal idea, the establishment of a new society based on justice, freedom, and loyalty and secured through covenant teaching and covenant bonding, and kingdom struggles leading to kingdom victory and pointing to God's final victory.
Author: William John Deane
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Published: 1889
Total Pages: 236
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