The End of the Beginning Joshua & Judges. A People and a Land vol. 1

Wijk-Bos, Johanna W. H. van

The End of the Beginning Joshua & Judges. A People and a Land vol. 1 Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos - U.S.A. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 2019 - 351tr. paperback, illustration 22 cm - A People and a Land .

The End of the Beginning presents a chapter-by-chapter interpretation of Joshua and Judges, based on the author’s translation. Johanna van Wijk-Bos accompanies the reader through the story of Israel from the entry into Canaan up to the time of Samuel. van Wijk-Bos weaves together the memories of ancient Israel’s past into a story that speaks to the traumatic context of postexilic Judah. The books of Joshua and Judges were written for education, edification, and entertainment. Some of the stories may exhilarate us, some may appall

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Joshua and Judges
Bible - Old Testament - Criticism, interpretation, etc

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