Douglas Earl did his PhD on the book of Joshua at the University of Durham. He is author of Reading Joshua as Christian Scripture.

• PrefaceForeword by Walter MoberlyIntroduction1. If Jericho was Razed, is our Faith in Vain?Facing the historical problem: If Jericho was not razed, is our faith in vain?Facing the ethical problem: If Jericho was razed is our faith in vain?The Joshua Delusion?Remembering the forgotten pathways: Listening to Origen2. On Wearing Good Glasses: The Importance of InterpretationTurning to Anthropology for helpJoshua, identity construction and heremJoshua as revelatory ScriptureHow do we know it’s true?3. Clearing the Ground: Understanding Joshua as an Ancient TextThe composition of JoshuaIs Joshua a ‘conquest account’?Understanding heremSummary4. Reading JoshuaJoshua 1-12: the conquestJoshua 13-22: the landJoshua 23-24: Israel’s ongoing responseSummary5. Reading Joshua as Christian ScriptureReading old texts in new contexts: Joshua in the canonThe Interpretation of Joshua in the Christian traditionTaking the tradition forwardReading Joshua alongside the gospelsJoshua and openness to ‘the other’Joshua and genocideSummary6. So what?Joshua and historyJoshua and salvation historyJoshua and miraclesConclusionResponse to Douglas EarlResponse to Christopher J.H. WrightEndnotesBibliography

The fruits of Earl's approach are not dissimilar to the result of reading the book of Joshua as 'story'. His originality lies in the way he conscripts Turner and Kunin to bolster his case for reading it as myth. Readers who are prepared to follow him on the journey will find this a challenging and stimulating book, even if they disagree with him.

Douglas Earl did his PhD on the book of Joshua at the University of Durham. He is author of Reading Joshua as Christian Scripture.

• PrefaceForeword by Walter MoberlyIntroduction1. If Jericho was Razed, is our Faith in Vain?Facing the historical problem: If Jericho was not razed, is our faith in vain?Facing the ethical problem: If Jericho was razed is our faith in vain?The Joshua Delusion?Remembering the forgotten pathways: Listening to Origen2. On Wearing Good Glasses: The Importance of InterpretationTurning to Anthropology for helpJoshua, identity construction and heremJoshua as revelatory ScriptureHow do we know it’s true?3. Clearing the Ground: Understanding Joshua as an Ancient TextThe composition of JoshuaIs Joshua a ‘conquest account’?Understanding heremSummary4. Reading JoshuaJoshua 1-12: the conquestJoshua 13-22: the landJoshua 23-24: Israel’s ongoing responseSummary5. Reading Joshua as Christian ScriptureReading old texts in new contexts: Joshua in the canonThe Interpretation of Joshua in the Christian traditionTaking the tradition forwardReading Joshua alongside the gospelsJoshua and openness to ‘the other’Joshua and genocideSummary6. So what?Joshua and historyJoshua and salvation historyJoshua and miraclesConclusionResponse to Douglas EarlResponse to Christopher J.H. WrightEndnotesBibliography

The fruits of Earl's approach are not dissimilar to the result of reading the book of Joshua as 'story'. His originality lies in the way he conscripts Turner and Kunin to bolster his case for reading it as myth. Readers who are prepared to follow him on the journey will find this a challenging and stimulating book, even if they disagree with him.

Douglas Earl did his PhD on the book of Joshua at the University of Durham. He is author of Reading Joshua as Christian Scripture.

• PrefaceForeword by Walter MoberlyIntroduction1. If Jericho was Razed, is our Faith in Vain?Facing the historical problem: If Jericho was not razed, is our faith in vain?Facing the ethical problem: If Jericho was razed is our faith in vain?The Joshua Delusion?Remembering the forgotten pathways: Listening to Origen2. On Wearing Good Glasses: The Importance of InterpretationTurning to Anthropology for helpJoshua, identity construction and heremJoshua as revelatory ScriptureHow do we know it’s true?3. Clearing the Ground: Understanding Joshua as an Ancient TextThe composition of JoshuaIs Joshua a ‘conquest account’?Understanding heremSummary4. Reading JoshuaJoshua 1-12: the conquestJoshua 13-22: the landJoshua 23-24: Israel’s ongoing responseSummary5. Reading Joshua as Christian ScriptureReading old texts in new contexts: Joshua in the canonThe Interpretation of Joshua in the Christian traditionTaking the tradition forwardReading Joshua alongside the gospelsJoshua and openness to ‘the other’Joshua and genocideSummary6. So what?Joshua and historyJoshua and salvation historyJoshua and miraclesConclusionResponse to Douglas EarlResponse to Christopher J.H. WrightEndnotesBibliography

The fruits of Earl's approach are not dissimilar to the result of reading the book of Joshua as 'story'. His originality lies in the way he conscripts Turner and Kunin to bolster his case for reading it as myth. Readers who are prepared to follow him on the journey will find this a challenging and stimulating book, even if they disagree with him.