REL 252: Study Guide 14

Harris: ch. 12

Does Josh 5.13–15 remind you of any other person or event? Cf. Exod 3.1–5.

Anything odd about Josh 6? Hint: it's supposed to be a battle narrative.

NB the 3 theories or models of the settlement in Canaan.

NB the significance of Josh 24 for the understanding of Israel as a Tribal Confederacy.

What parallels are there between the story of Israel and America's "Mannifest Destiny"? Check out inter alia the following sites: Manifest Destiny 1, Manifest Destiny 2, Manifest Destiny 3.