1. Survey of the Old Testament
Chapter 11
Joshua

2. The Writing of the Book Composition Historicity “Hexateuch" theory
Deuteronomistic school
Historicity
Etiological legend?
Archeology
Bimson's theory
Photo: Circumcision in Israel was a mark of God's covenant, but was a practice elsewhere in the ancient world for other reasons. This relief in the Egyptian tomb of Ankmahor depicts a priest performing circumcision.

3. The Background
Events occur between the expulsion of the Hyksos and the invasion of the Sea Peoples
The importance of strategic trade routes
Nominal Egyptian control
Map: The Conquest

4. Purpose and Message Not about the courage and godliness of Joshua
Not a military record of the conquest
Oriented toward the role of God in keeping his covenant promise
Photo: Gibeon: In Joshua 9 the Gibeonites use a ruse to make a treaty with Israel, and in Joshua 10 the city is besieged by a Canaanite coalition, "because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities" (Josh 10:2).

5. Structure and Organization
The entering of the land
Conquest narratives
Territorial boundaries
Covenant renewal
Map: The Conquest

6. Major Themes Covenant and Land The Ban The Divine Warrior
Sovereign Involvement
Corporate Solidarity
Map: The Conquest