For For readers wanting a clear, accessible reading of Joshua within the whole Bible story; not for those wanting a technical commentary on the Hebrew text.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
3 of 5worth your time
For the researcher
2 of 5useful
Difficulty
2 of 5moderate
A reading of Joshua as the link between Moses and the rest of the Old Testament, chapter by chapter through its people and events, with lessons drawn for Christians.
How it proceeds
Philosophic1 of 5
Scriptural5 of 5
Experiential2 of 5
Sociological2 of 5
Historical4 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Published in 1975 by InterVarsity Press and by Hodder and Stoughton. Schaeffer reads the book of Joshua as a link in the continuous flow of biblical history, joining Moses and the Pentateuch to the rest of the Old Testament, and describes Israel's entry into the promised land as the move from God's promises to their fulfilment. The chapters follow the book's major events and people, among them Rahab, Jericho and Achan, the Gibeonites, Caleb, the cities of refuge and Joshua's farewell, drawing connections to other passages, especially in the New Testament, and drawing lessons for the Christian life. Reviewers describe it as careful and clear rather than heavily scholarly. It was collected in the second volume of The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer (1982), A Christian View of the Bible as Truth, and Crossway's later edition carries an introduction by Udo W. Middelmann.
Joshua and the Flow of Biblical History
by Francis Schaeffer
For For readers wanting a clear, accessible reading of Joshua within the whole Bible story; not for those wanting a technical commentary on the Hebrew text.
Should I read this?
A reading of Joshua as the link between Moses and the rest of the Old Testament, chapter by chapter through its people and events, with lessons drawn for Christians.
How it proceeds
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Published in 1975 by InterVarsity Press and by Hodder and Stoughton. Schaeffer reads the book of Joshua as a link in the continuous flow of biblical history, joining Moses and the Pentateuch to the rest of the Old Testament, and describes Israel's entry into the promised land as the move from God's promises to their fulfilment. The chapters follow the book's major events and people, among them Rahab, Jericho and Achan, the Gibeonites, Caleb, the cities of refuge and Joshua's farewell, drawing connections to other passages, especially in the New Testament, and drawing lessons for the Christian life. Reviewers describe it as careful and clear rather than heavily scholarly. It was collected in the second volume of The Complete Works of Francis A. Schaeffer (1982), A Christian View of the Bible as Truth, and Crossway's later edition carries an introduction by Udo W. Middelmann.
Catalog ID
W.W1EJVH.M