{"product_id":"reading-joshua-as-christian-scripture-9781575067018","title":"Reading Joshua as Christian Scripture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book of \u003ci\u003eJoshua\u003c\/i\u003e has been received and used as Christian Scripture throughout Christian history. The challenge today, however, is how Christians should appropriately continue to read \u003ci\u003eJoshua\u003c\/i\u003e as Scripture, not least in the light of well-known historical and ethical difficulties with the narrative. In \u003ci\u003eReading Joshua as Christian Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e, Douglas Earl draws on conceptual resources offered by recent anthropological approaches to myth and combines this with a close literary reading of the text, in order to argue that Joshua is misconstrued when it is treated as a historical account of conquest. Instead, in its ancient Israelite context \u003ci\u003eJoshua\u003c\/i\u003e functioned to reshape accepted norms of community identity, as reflected in the book of Deuteronomy, by forming a new “cultural memory.” Furthermore, Earl reconsiders the traditional notion of the “spiritual sense” of Scripture in terms of a rich account of symbol and also makes use of the narrative hermeneutics of Paul Ricoeur. The result is a fresh and unexpected reading of \u003ci\u003eJoshua\u003c\/i\u003e as Christian Scripture that develops the original function of the narrative in a way that resonates with classic premodern readings and is also challenging to contemporary Christian understandings of identity and faithfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION I: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HERMENEUTICS OF READING JOSHUA AS CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1: READING JOSHUA AS CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction – a Sketch of the Problem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCultural Memory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Old Testament in the Christian Tradition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Nature of Scripture and How We Learn to Speak of God\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2: LEARNING TO SPEAK OF GOD THROUGH MYTH –\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAPPROACHING JOSHUA AS MYTH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Introduction to Myth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeological, Sociological and Political Approaches to Myth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsychological Approaches to Myth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExistential and Symbolic Approaches to Myth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructuralist Approaches to Myth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading Joshua with Mythical Perspectives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3: THE HERMENEUTICS OF READING JOSHUA AS CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hermeneutics of Texts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Significance of Testimony\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Life of Symbols\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION II: MAKING JOSHUA INTELLIGIBLE AS DISCOURSE: STARTING TO READ WELL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4: JOSHUA AS PART OF TRADITION(S)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeuteronom(ist)ic Affinities in Joshua\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePriestly Affinities in Joshua\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Summary of the Deuteronomistic and Priestly Affinities in Joshua\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Significance of the Deuteronom(ist)ic and Priestly Affinities in Joshua\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5: THE GENRE OF JOSHUA – CODES OF PRODUCTION AND USE OF LITERARY CONVENTIONS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimilarities Between Joshua and ANE Conquest Accounts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDifferences Between Joshua and ANE Conquest Accounts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6: UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ~rx\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRe-examining the ‘Priestly-like’ Approaches to ~rx in the Non-priestly Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Mythical Approach to the Deuteronomistic ~rx\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSECTION III: READING JOSHUA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7: THE TEXT OF JOSHUA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDifferences in the Textual Witnesses to Joshua\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Significance of the Choice of Text for Christian Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8: READING JOSHUA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 3-4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 5:1-12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 5:13-15\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 7:1-8:29\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 8:30-35\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 9-10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 11-12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 13-21\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 22\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 23\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua 24\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9: DRAWING IT ALL TOGETHER: READING JOSHUA AS CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE TODAY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua – Challenging and Constructing Identity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppropriating Joshua – the Development and Use of its symbols and Mythemes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppropriating Joshua – its Development and Use as an Act of Discourse as Myth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Context and Use of Joshua\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndexes of Subjects, Authors, Scripture\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188738351447,"sku":"9781575067018","price":35.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-joshua-as-christian-scripture-9781575067018","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}