Joshua, Judges, and the Hebrew Occupation of Canaan
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| I. |
Overview of Joshua and Judges: What's in the Text? | ||
| A. | Joshua (Basic Summary of Contents) |
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Judges (Basic Summary of Contents) |
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| II. |
A Closer Look at the Joshua Narrative |
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| A. |
Joshua 1-12: Conquest and Holy War |
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| Questions for Reflection |
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| B. |
Joshua 13-21: Partitioning of the Land |
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| Questions for Reflection |
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| C. |
Joshua 22-24: Israel's Debt to Yahweh |
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| 1. |
Chapter 22: Conflict with transjordanian tribes (Reuben, Gad, East-Manasseh) |
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| 2. |
Chapter 23: Farewell of Joshua |
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| Question for Reflection |
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| 3. |
24:1-27: Covenant Ceremony |
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| Question for Reflection |
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| 4. |
24:32: The bones of Joseph laid to rest at Shechem |
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| 5. |
The Septuagint Postlude (LXX Joshua 24:33a—33b) |
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| III. |
A Closer Look at the Book of Judges |
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| A. |
A Pattern of Faith and Faithlessness |
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| B. |
The Historical Puzzle of the Hebrew Occupation of Canaan |
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| 1. |
The Literary Evidence: A Rapid Overview |
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| Questions for Reflection |
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| a) Joshua 1—12 |
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| b) Judges 1:1—2:5 |
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| (1) Judges 1:1—2:5 as after the death of Joshua |
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| (2) Judges 1:1—2:5 as referring to the same time as Joshua 1—12 |
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| c) Attempts to Harmonize the Narratives |
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| d) Objectives of the Narratives |
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| 2. |
Archaeologial Evidence: A Rapid Overview |
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| 3. |
Attempts to Reconstruct the History of the Israelite Occupation of Canaan |
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| a) Conquest? (William F. Albright, Yigael Yadin, Abraham Malamat, G.E. Wright) |
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| (1) Unified Campaign? |
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| (2) Localized Conflicts? |
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| b) Infiltration? (Albrecht Alt, Martin Noth, M. Weippert) |
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| c) Peasant Revolt? (George Mendenhall, Norman K. Gottwald) |
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| d) Evaluation |
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| Questions for Discussion and Reflection |
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| C. |
Short Stories about the Judges (Judges 2:16-16:31) |
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Ehud: the Left-handed "Son of the Right Hand" (Judges 3:12-30) |
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| 2. |
Deborah (Judges 4-5) |
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| 3. |
Gideon (Judges 6-8) |
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| 4. |
Abimelech: an Abortive Attempt at Forced Monarchy (Judges 9) |
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| 5. |
Jephthat (Judges 10-12) |
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| a) A Human Sacrifice for Yahweh (Judges 11) |
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Be sure you have read pages 93-116 of Texts of Terror before the discussionof the chapter of the book of Judges. |
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| b) Shibboleth (Judges 12) |
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| 6. |
Samson (Judges 13-16) |
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| D. |
An Idol for Yahweh? (Judges 17) |
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| E. |
The Migration of the Danites (Judges 18) |
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| Question for Discussion |
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The War of Retribution against Benjamin: Misogyny and Violence (Judges 19-21) |
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| 1. |
Rape of the Levite's Concubine (Judges 19) |
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| Be sure you have read pages 65-91 of Texts of Terror before the discussion of this chapter of the book of Judges. |
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| 2. |
The War of Retribution (Judges 20) |
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| 3. |
Wives for the Benjaminite Men (Judges 21) |
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| IV. |
Conclusion: Joshuah and Judges: Introduction to the HD and Preparation for the Story of Monarchy |
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