Joshua: Conquest
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Lesson OneOverview of Joshua (Joshua 1-5)23 Activities|3 Assessments
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Joshua 1-5
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In | Workbook: As it was with Moses, so also with Joshua, Part 1
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In | Workbook: As it was with Moses, so also with Joshua, Part 2
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In | Succession
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In | Joshua's Place in the Canon
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In | Differing Canonical Divisions
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In | The Deuteronomic History
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In | Joshua and Deuteronomy
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In | Workbook: Joshua and Deuteronomy
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In | Deuteronomic History and the Composition of the OT
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In | Workbook: Joshua as an Historical and Prophetic Book
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In | Workbook: Major Topics in Joshua
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In | The Structure of Joshua
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In | Workbook: The Structure of Joshua
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In | Land and Rest in Joshua
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In | Map of the Land
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Behind | Holy War
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Behind | Holy War as Propaganda
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In Front | The Evolution of Holy War
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In Front | Workbook: Holy War and the Christian
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In Front | Workbook: Reflections on Holy War
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson TwoThe Central Campaign (Joshua 6–10:28)16 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Joshua 6–10:28
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In | A New Exodus
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In | Workbook: A New Exodus
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In | Workbook: The Trumpets in Jericho
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In | From Jericho to Ai
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In | Jericho and Sodom
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In | Workbook: Jericho and Sodom
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In | Inner-Biblical Parallels
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Behind | The Jordan River
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Behind | Jericho
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Behind | Egyptian Daybooks
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In Front | Workbook: Jordan River Spirituals
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In Front | The Bloodline that Matters
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In Front | Workbook: The Boundaries of the Community
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson ThreeSouthern and Northern Campaigns (Joshua 10:29–12:24)23 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Joshua 10:29–12:24
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In | Workbook: Joshua and the Gibeonites
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In | The Gibeonite Deception
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In | Workbook: The Battle Against the Five Kings
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In | The Northern Campaign
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In | Workbook: Joshua 11-12
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In | Summary Statements
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In | Workbook: Comparing the Northern and Southern Campaigns
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Behind | Near Eastern Campaign Narrative Genre in Joshua
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Behind | The Historical Context of Joshua
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Behind | Onsite: Amarna Tablets - Hapiru for Hebrew?
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Behind | The Conquest: Bible versus Archaeology
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Behind | Cities Destroyed
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Behind | The Conquest of Joshua
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Behind | Megiddo
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Behind | Tel Hazor
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Behind | Onsite: Hazor
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In Front | Answering the Issue of Holy War in Joshua
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In Front | Workbook: Answering the Issue of Holy War in Joshua
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In Front | Strategy and Miracles
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In Front | Workbook: Pondering the Intersection of Human Effort and Divine Action
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FourAllotments (Joshua 13–21)19 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Joshua 13–21
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In | iMap: Tribal Allotments in Joshua
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In | Tribal Allotments in Joshua
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In | Joshua and Rest
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In | Joshua's Two Maps
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In | Victory and Control
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In | Workbook: Cities Unconquered
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In | Workbook: The Inheritance of the Tribe of Levi, Part 1
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In | The Inheritance of the Tribe of Levi, Part 1
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In | Workbook: The Inheritance of the Tribe of Levi, Part 2
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In | The Inheritance of the Tribe of Levi , Part 2
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Behind | Land Allotments in Antiquity
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In Front | Rest
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In Front | Workbook: Rest in Joshua and Hebrews
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In Front | Workbook: Rest and the New Jerusalem
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In Front | Living with the Ideal and the Real
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In Front | Workbook: Reflection on Victory in YHWH
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FiveCovenant Renewal (Joshua 22–24)14 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Joshua 22–24
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In | Workbook: The Altar at Mt. Ebal
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In | Ebal, Gerizim and Shechem
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In | Workbook: Joshua 24:1-28
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In | Workbook: Moses and Joshua, Part 1
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In | Workbook: Moses and Joshua, Part 2
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In | Workbook: Character Study of Joshua
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Behind | Mt. Ebal
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In Front | Memorial Stones
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In Front | Remember
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In Front | Workbook: Mt. Ebal Experiences
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In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - Joshua
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
In | Workbook: Jericho and Sodom
Grab your Workbook Journal!
[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]
- Do the parallels between the stories of Jericho (Rahab) and Sodom (Lot) surprise you for any reason? If so, explain in your workbook.
Over the course of this story a couple things have happened. On one hand, Lot (Abraham’s nephew) is contrasted with Rahab, a foreign prostitute. But Hawk points out a deeper connection:
The Israelite spies parallel the angelic visitors to Sodom, and Rahab coincides with Lot. However, the traits of the characters in the two stories are reversed. Rahab dictates the course of events and moves the action forward with the same urgency as the angels display at Sodom. Like the angels, she proclaims the deeds of YHWH and dispels the group of citizens who come seeking the visitors. The spies, on the other hand, exhibit traits reminiscent of Lot. They appear passive and powerless throughout their encounter with Rahab.
Altogether these contrasts and parallels are one more reminder that the people of God are not only those related to Abraham, like Lot was, but those who do the will of God and become His agents in a moment of crisis, like Rahab.
Source: L. Daniel Hawk, Joshua, 2000, p. 39.