Images of Joshua in the Bible and Their Reception

Zev Farber

Published by De Gruyter 2016

Images of Joshua in the Bible and Their Reception

Zev Farber

Volume 457 in the series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110343366

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Contents

About this book

The central theme of the book is the relationship between a hero or cultural icon and the cultures in which he or she is venerated. On one hand, a hero cannot remain a static character if he or she is to appeal to diverse and dynamic communities. On the other hand, a traditional icon should retain some basic features in order to remain recognizable. Joshua son of Nun is an iconic figure of Israelite cultural memory described at length in the Hebrew Bible and venerated in numerous religious traditions. This book uses Joshua as a test case. It tackles reception and redaction history, focusing on the use and development of Joshua’s character and the deployment of his various images in the narratives and texts of several religious traditions. I look for continuities and discontinuities between traditions, as well as cross-pollination and polemic. The first two chapters look at Joshua’s portrayal in biblical literature, using both synchronic (literary analysis) as well as diachronic (Überlieferungsgeschichte and redaction/source criticism) methodologies. The other four chapters focus on the reception history of Joshua in Second Temple and Hellenistic Jewish literature, in the medieval (Arabic) Samaritan Book of Joshua, in the New Testament and Church Fathers, and in Rabbinic literature.

Author / Editor information

Zev Farber, Project TABS, Torah and Biblical Scholarship, TheTorah.com

Reviews

"Erschlossen wird das lesenswerte und ausgesprochen gut lesbare Buch durch Register der zitierten modernen Autoren und — zur Nutzung dieser breit angelegten Synopse besonders hilfreich — der verwendeten Primärquellen, vom Pentareuch bis zum sogenannten samaritanischen Josuabuch."
Joachim J. Krause in: THEOLOGISCHE LITERATURZEITUNG 142(2017), Nr. 10, S. 1026

"[...] die vorliegende Studie [ist] ein wichtiger Beitrag, der die Rezeption der biblischen Josuafigur in einer bislang nicht unternommenen Breite schildert und stets zu einem klaren und nachvollziehbaren Ergebnis kommt. Jeder, der sich mit diesem schwierigen Buch und seiner Rezeption kritisch auseinandersetzen will, wird diese Studie mit viel Gewinn lesen."
Erasmus Gaß in: ZAW 2017; 129(1): 143-145

"Zev Farber hat mit seiner umfangreichen Studie sehr präzis die Vielschichtigkeit der Josua-Rezeptionen in dem von ihm gewählten Zeitraum herausgearbeitet, und zwar in einer Weise, wie es in der Fülle und Dichte wenige vor ihm getan haben. Dafür gebührt ihm ausdrücklich Dank."
Thomas R. Elßner in: Biblische Notizen. Neue Folge 176 (2018), 135-136

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 – Biblical Joshua(s) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Chapter 2 – Pre-Biblical Joshua(s) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
Chapter 3 – Hellenistic and Second Temple Joshua(s) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Chapter 4 –Samaritan Joshua(s) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Chapter 5 – Early Christian Joshua(s) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Chapter 6 – Rabbinic Joshua(s) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	366
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Libraries, Institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 491
Keywords: Joshua; Bible; Reception History; Judaism

eBook

Published: July 11, 2016
ISBN: 9783110343366

Hardcover

Published: July 11, 2016
ISBN: 9783110338881