Joshua (Old Testament Library | OLT)

by Richard D. Nelson

Publisher:

Westminster John Knox

, 1997

Overview

Richard D. Nelson addresses the textual problems critical to a full understanding of Joshua and offers historical, literary, and theological insights in this balanced commentary. The redaction history of the text is examined and presented in a way that brings clarity to interpretation for an academic audience.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Although the book is clearly the product of multilayered tradition and a process of literary growth, the final canonical form can be understood as a self-contained and coherent literary whole.” (Page 1)

“would have favored the growth of a unified narrative of origins. Any such narrative” (Pages 4–5)

“an alternate social system was developing in the highlands” (Page 4)

Product Details

• Title: Joshua: A Commentary
• Author: Richard D. Nelson
• Edition: First edition
• Series: The Old Testament Library
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox
• Print Publication Date: 1997
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Joshua › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 0664219411, 9780664219413
• Resource ID: LLS:OTL06JOS
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-24T16:36:05Z

About Richard D. Nelson

Richard D. Nelson is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and W. J. A. Power Professor of Biblical Hebrew and Old Testament Interpretation at the Perkins School of Theology. He is the author of numerous books on Old Testament history and interpretation.