Joshua: An Introduction And Survey: No. 6 (Apollos Old Testament Commentary) - Hardcover

Pitkänen, Pekka

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844744779 ISBN 13: 9781844744770

Verlag: Apollos, 2008

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Reseña del editor:

The book of Joshua presents a number of interpretative problems. On the basis of literary studies and archaeology, some have claimed that the book is a product of a much later age than the one it portrays and does not reflect actual events.

Another important issue is how it should be read as Christian Scripture, given that it describes at least a partial annihilation of indigenous people groups. Related to this today is the ongoing struggle over essentially the same piece of land that is described in Joshua.

To address these and other issues, Pekka Pitkänen reads Joshua in its Ancient Near Eastern context. He makes extensive comparisons with relevant contemporary literature and includes an archaeological survey of all places mentioned in the Masoretic text. He argues that Joshua helps conclude the pentateuchal tradition and is best understood as a conquest document originating from the Late Bronze-Early Iron Age that helps define Israelite identity in Yahwistic terms and promulgates Yahwism in Israel as the exclusive religious ideology. In application, he engages with genocide studies and reflects on theodicy and the use and abuse of power.

Biografía del autor:

Pekka M. A. Pitkänen is Senior Lecturer and Course Leader of the Open Theological College course at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK, where he studied for his PhD. His thesis was published as 'Central Sanctuary and Centralization of Worship in Ancient Israel: From the Settlement to the Building of Solomon's Temple' (Gorgias Press).

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• Verlag: Apollos
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1844744779
• ISBN 13: 9781844744770
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 456