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Joshua (Believers Church Bible Commentary | BCBC)

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, 2012
ISBN: 9780836195675
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In an age of fear and insecurity, in which ethnic nationalism continues to give rise to conflict and war, we dare not avoid critical engagement with biblical texts that have been used to justify colonialism, conquest, occupation, and ethnic cleansing. Building on the idea of Scripture as dialogue partner, Gordon Matties advocates for the book of Joshua even as he engages in a difficult conversation with it. In his commentary, the twenty-fifth volume in the Believers Church Bible Commentary series, Matties calls for an openness to the unexpected in the book of Joshua. He suggests that reading Joshua carefully will open windows into how and why we read Scripture at all.

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A careful scholar, sound theoretician, and sensitive interpreter, the author brings many years of teaching and research to this rich and evocative volume.

—Keith Bodner, professor of religious studies, Crandall University

Attentive to the often negative legacy of Joshua, Matties provides profound insight, and exemplifies a commitment to both Scripture and community that reflects the peace church tradition at its best. Sometimes resources for peace can be found in the most unexpected places.

—W. Derek Suderman, assistant professor of religious studies, Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo

  • Title: Joshua
  • Author: Gordon H. Matties
  • Series: Believers Church Bible Commentary
  • Publisher: Herald Press
  • Print Publication Date: 2012
  • Logos Release Date: 2014
  • Pages: 528
  • Era: era:contemporary
  • Language: English
  • Resources: 1
  • Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
  • Subject: Bible. O.T. Joshua › Commentaries
  • ISBNs: 9780836195675, 0836195671
  • Resource ID: LLS:BCBC06JOS
  • Resource Type: Bible Commentary
  • Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-22T21:32:09Z

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Gordon H. Matties is professor of biblical and theological Studies at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has been teaching in Winnipeg since 1984, beginning at Mennonite Brethren Bible College, which became Concord College in 1991. Most recently he has served as dean of humanities and sciences at CMU.

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  1. Garrett Tyson

    Garrett Tyson

    3/24/2019

    I own a paper copy of this commentary, and I don't find it very helpful. He doesn't interact with the actual text very well-- there is a gap, and he focuses more on other scholars than the text, and his explanation of the Hebrew is inadequate. The example that jumps out is the wayyiqtol in Joshua 2:4 (NRSV much better than NIV here). He's embarrassed by the conquest and kherem, and the way he explains the tensions in the book between completed/peoples still everywhere isn't great. Personally, I found Dale Davis much better, as far as reading the text in a hermeneutically sensitive manner, while taking the book seriously as literature. You read Davis, and you're lifted up, ready to praise God and teach others. And Hess is a good secondary option--a great little commentary for its size (I find him more helpful than Butler or Woudstra). Combine those two with Michael Heiser's understanding of the purposes of the conquest (take the land, kill the descendants of the Nephilim), and you'll be well on your way to teaching/understanding. Matties's commentary left me feeling gross, with the way he engaged the text. And, the commentary series as a whole is designed to not give "the" reading of a book, but instead throw lots of different possibilities at you. I find that unhelpful-- deliberately muddying the waters to avoid giving what you think is an authoritative interpretation. If I want two perspectives, I'd rather read two commentaries. But that's just me maybe.
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