For For church members and leaders troubled by the violence in Joshua and wanting a short reading of the book; not for readers wanting a full commentary.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
3 of 5worth your time
For the researcher
2 of 5useful
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
A short reading of Joshua that sets its war stories within the book as a whole.
How it proceeds
Philosophic1 of 5
Scriptural5 of 5
Experiential1 of 5
Sociological3 of 5
Historical3 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
A Grove Biblical booklet (B 104). According to Grove Books it argues that Joshua's accounts of war-making must be read in the context of the book as a whole, and that thinking about migration and settlement sheds light on the story Joshua tells. A review in Transforming Ministry calls it a short preview of his larger Joshua commentary (2023).
