The End of the Beginning <subTitle>Joshua & Judges. A People and a Land</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> <partNumber>vol. 1</partNumber> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Wijk-Bos, Johanna W. H. van</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">7:1</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.</publisher> <dateIssued>2019</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>351tr.</extent> <extent>paperback, illustration</extent> <extent>22 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>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</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos</note> <subject> <topic>Joshua and Judges</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Bible - Old Testament - Criticism, interpretation, etc</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">222.06</classification> <classification authority="ddc">W631-J65</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780802868381</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14838/49.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14838/49.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2024-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071417.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>