Joshua 13-24: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

The second installment of Thomas B. Dozeman’s authoritative commentary on the book of Joshua

Following the Pentateuch in the traditional canon, the book of Joshua chronicles the conquest of the Canaanite nations, the distribution of the newly acquired land to the twelve tribes of Israel, and Joshua’s death at the conclusion of the covenant ceremony at Shechem. The second half of the book traces the development of a burgeoning pan—Israelite identity as the tribes receive territorial assignm...