01959nam 2200529 a 450 991081177550332120240418020708.00-268-07589-1(CKB)3170000000060152(EBL)3441137(SSID)ssj0001036581(PQKBManifestationID)11672602(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001036581(PQKBWorkID)11042763(PQKB)10338138(OCoLC)854828114(MdBmJHUP)muse23217(Au-PeEL)EBL3441137(CaPaEBR)ebr10723812(MiAaPQ)EBC3441137(EXLCZ)99317000000006015220130321d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccr"Israel served the Lord" the Book Of Joshua as paradoxical portrait of faithful Israel /Rachel M. Billings1st ed.Notre Dame University of Notre Dame Press20131 online resource (184 p.)Reading the ScripturesDescription based upon print version of record.0-268-02233-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Fragmentation of the Book of Joshua -- "Israel served the Lord": a hermeneutical key -- Stories of Rahab and Achan -- Gibeonites and the transjordanian altar -- Extent of Israel's occupation of the land -- Israel did serve the Lord in the Book of Joshua.Rachel M. Billings offers a holistic reading of Joshua, which joins theological sophistication with an emphasis on its meaning and purpose as a literary work.ND Reading the Scriptures222/.206Billings Rachel M1627357MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811775503321"Israel served the Lord"3963916UNINA