The Book of Joshua

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible has provided me with a critical analysis of the Hebrew Bible and introduced a wide variety of interpretive strategies, including African American, anthropological, feminist, historical-critical, Jewish, and literary perspectives. These approaches were presented by our author’s, L. Juliana M. Claassens, Peter Enns, Walter Brueggemann, and John L. Collins. Each author provides a unique interpretation to help us comprehend how the text is an expression of one’s interpretive understanding. Having said that, the biggest influence has been how I will seek to present Old Testament scriptures more effectively while remembering the context and the audience in which I am presenting. For example, I believe the greatest lessons that I have been reminded of are, the Old Testaments Scriptures from my childhood, which have become a big part of my relationship with God and are based on a childlike faith, which must now grow in the richness of the different interpretations, it is this message that I can apply to life.

The Old Testament is the largest part of the bible nestled behind the leather binding in the front of the book. Unlike most books, told from one-person or even two this is comprised of multiple, some stories even having two different versions in another point of view; over time it has become a large collection of ancient texts written and re-written by different authors and editors over the many years. The stories show the ancient Israelites, they show the laws, and rituals, which make up their religion and the small embers, which will one day, turn to a flame that is Christianity. The Jewish people view these stories as collected in what they call the Torah, is the collection for what makes up their history and the promise that God gave to them, as well as their laws and what they worship today. For the Christians the Old Testament is still seen as sacred, but most place a stronger importance to the New Testament.

13) The Creation of the World; the Garden of Eden; Adam and Eve; Original Sin; the Fall

The book of Hebrews was written by a Christian scholar and not by one of the Gospels. I knew that many authors made up the New Testament but I did not know scholars wrote some books a well. Hebrews writer was someone who linked the Hebrew Bible along with Greek philosophy. The writer never identifies himself but his views on the end times were very strong. He assumes that there is an existence of two parallel worlds: the eternal and the perfect realm of spirits. This is something that I have never heard before. This writer is the only person to speak of Jesus as the mediator between God and humanity. He has so much insight on what was happening or what was to happen but we do not know who this person was. Hebrew is written very differently and some of the

The book of Joshua is the continuation of the pilgrimage of Israel to the Promised Land. However, it is also a book about the man Joshua. Joshua's life is an illustration of the power of faith, and teaches us the key to victorious living. The principles he lived by and through which he found success are the same ones we can live by to be victorious in Christ. The essential element of that life is faith.

Meaning/Interpretation: Joshua 1 describes how God uses Joshua to fulfill His promise to the Israelites. God encourages His people to be strong and courageous as they trust Him and Joshua to lead them into battle. This major theme of Joshua is repeated multiple times throughout the chapter. This repetition is used to highlight the significance of being strong and courageous during the time. Being strong and courageous in times of battle and uncertainty required the Israelites to put their trust in God. As He promised to Moses, God promised to that He would never leave Joshua. Yet, the main theme of the book of Joshua is obedience. Joshua displays obedience when he gives instruction to the people of Israel to be lead to Canaan. Joshua tells the people that they need to prepare to cross the Jordan river in there days. The significance of three days is not known, but it is speculated that it could have taken three days to cross the river. Furthermore, the people of Israel trusted God and Joshua to lead them to the promised land of Canaan.

Joshua used his leadership as well as God's instructions to win the Battle of Jericho. During the last attempt to claim the Promised Land, while they were led by Moses, the Israelites did not obey God, and as a result, they lost the battle, and they had to wait another long forty years to try again in claiming the Promised Land. This time however, Joshua was determined to follow God's directions perfectly, despite the Israelites not agreeing with him. He was well-rewarded for his obedience towards God, because due to everyone's obedience, they won the Battle of Jericho ("Joshua Summary")!

In the account of Rahab in the book of Joshua, she is a woman, though labeled a harlot, ultimately became an instrument during the battle for control of Jericho. The story of Rahab illustrates to the reader how God can and does use people who, by society’s standards and paradigms, are considered disreputable or dishonorable.

The King James version of the Bible affected many things and had a major impact on society and the English language. It was created by King James to benefit and fill a request given by the puritans to King James. It took seven years to write and it became the English standard version of the Bible. The King James version includes a lot of formal and poetic language to describe stories and events in the other versions of the Bible. It taught the Bible in a different way making it easier for some people to understand and believe in the stories and truths of the Bible. This version is the most influential version of the Bible. It is also the most referred too and the most popular for many groups of people. Overall it is a descriptive and creative translation that combines truth with poetic art and beautiful language appealing to many different groups of people.

Canon is a term used frequently throughout the first chapter which is defined by the textbook as a normative list of authoritative texts that function as scripture. The Hebrew Bible is arranged into three parts which are named Law or Torah, Prophets or Nevi’im, and writings or Ketuvim. The Hebrew Bible in essence is the same as the Christian Old Testament except in a Jewish perspective. The Old Testament in its simplest definition is the first main division of the Christian Bible but in actuality it is much more than that and is comprised of 39 books. Before the invention of the printing press scribes copied manuscripts which were handwritten. Scripture refers to writing from a sacred text.

The Book of Joshua or Book of Jehoshua (Hebrew: ספר יהושע‎ Sefer Yĕhôshúa) is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its 24 chapters tell of the entry of the Israelites into Canaan, their conquest and division of the land under the leadership of Joshua, and of serving God in the land.[1] Joshua forms part of the biblical account of the emergence of Israel, which begins with the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, continues with the book of Joshua, and culminates in the Book of Judges with the conquest and settlement of the land.[2]

In Joshua Chapter 6, the Bible gives the prime example of the power of resonance… the resonance of praise. For seven days, the Israelites, preceded by priests with horns and the Ark of the Covenant and an armed contingent, marched around the walled fortress city of Jericho. On days one through six, they marched around the city only once a day. On the seventh day, they marched seven times. On the seventh time around the city, as the priests blew their horns, Joshua gave the command for the Israelites to shout at the top of their lungs.

Historical Background for the Passage: In the book of Jonah, we see how Jonah ran from God. God allowed Jonah to run, and taught him a valuable lesson during his three days and nights in the belly of a great fish and again when Jonah was angered because God did not destroy Ninevah. Summary and Analysis of Passage:

To start this off, I don’t know much about the New Testament but I can name a few specifics. For instance, the first four books of the New Testament are all the same story just different perspectives. I know that the book of Revelation is a story of the end of times, written by John. However, Jesus was speaking through John, as he wrote the book. I know that Jesus was born of a virgin, named Mary. Jesus, before his time, had performed his first miracle of turning water into wine. By the age of thirteen, John the Baptist had baptized him. From that moment on, Jesus was now the man he was called to be, our Savior. I know that Jesus traveled through the Middle East, to more place than we know, performing miracles, such as, healing a leper, making

The first 39 books of the larger work called the Bible, is called the Old Testament. The Bible itself is arguably the best selling and most read book of all time, yet it’s well known to be quite challenging to read through and understand. The Old Testament portion of the Bible, notably the most difficult portion of the Bible for most to study and follow, yields 39 books from multiple authors, and spans over 4000 years of crucial world and church history. If that were not enough to take on, the Old Testament comes our way through multiple styles of authorship and formats, including but not limited to, books of history, law, proverbs, ethics,