Inheriting the Land: A Commentary on the Book of Joshua

by E. John Hamlin, George Angus Fulton Knight (Preface by), Fredrick Carlson Holmgren (Preface by)

Overview

In 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802810410
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/19/1984
Series:	International Theological Commentary Series , #1
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.53(d)

Table of Contents

	Editors' Preface	vi
	Author's Preface	x
	Introduction	xi
Part I	Entering the Land (1:1-5:15)
1.	Preparation (1:1-18)	3
2.	Allies in Canaan (2:1-14)	16
3.	Crossing Jordan (3:1-5:1)	22
4.	Coming of Age in Canaan (5:2-15)	31
Part II	Dethroning the Powers in the Land (6:1-12:24)
5.	Victory at Jericho (6:1-27)	45
6.	Trouble Valley (7:1-26)	56
7.	The Open Door (8:1-35)	65
8.	Hazardous Covenant (9:1-27)	74
9.	When God Fought for Israel (10:1-43)	85
10.	All That Land (11:1-12:24)	99
Part III	The New Society on the Land (13:1-22:34)
11.	A Reformed Society (13:1-19:51)	109
12.	Parables among the Archives (13:1-19:51)	118
13.	A Compassionate Society (20:1-9)	130
14.	An Enlightened Society (21:1-45)	140
15.	A Peacemaking Society (22:1-34)	157
Part IV	The End and the Beginning (23:1-24:33)
16.	Farewell (23:1-16)	177
17.	The Covenant Bond (24:1-33)	189
	Bibliography of Works Cited	205