This second volume of the Unusual Bible Interpretations series offers a thought-provoking exploration of the book of Joshua. Noted Bible scholar Dr. Israel Drazin asks the question: What does the book of Joshua actually tell us about the Israelites and their leader Joshua? With common sense close in hand, Dr. Drazin presents clear, logical explanations to issues that have perplexed readers of Joshua for centuries. Paying close attention to the biblical writing style and sensitive to ancient Near East culture, Dr. Drazin not only enhances our understanding of Joshua, but provides a blueprint for approaching the entirety of Scripture.
By examining the biblical book of Joshua with references to many classical, traditional, as well as modern scholarly sources, Dr. Israel Drazin interprets the biblical text in ways that many readers will consider unusual. His objective analysis of the book confronts such challenging questions as:
How much of the land of Canaan was actually conquered in Joshuas time?
When was the book of Joshua composed?
What scribal errors does the book contain?
If God assured Joshua of victory, why did Joshua use surprise tactics rather than direct frontal assaults?
What does the book tell us of the tensions between the tribes of Judah and the tribes of Joseph?
Is Shiloh, rather than Jerusalem, the place God chose for the center of Israelite worship?
In his well-written, informative, and always insightful work, Israel Drazin is sure to astonish you!
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Continuity is a societal and individual's experience that represents an important element of stability in our spiritual lives. Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin, in his work "Unusual Bible Interpretations: Joshua" in his first chapter, "Did Joshua Lack Experience for His New Job?" reflects upon asks the following questions:
1. Who was Joshua?
2. When Did Joshua's Conquest Of Canaan Occur?
3. Study Day and Night?
Within these three sections, Rabbi Drazin seeks to answer and explore a host of rather curious questions, scriptural oddities, and other curious observations.
Dr. Israel Drazin served for thirty-one years in the US military and attained the rank of Brigadier General. He has a PhD in Judaic studies, a master s degree in psychology, a master s degree in Hebrew literature, and is an attorney and a rabbi. He developed the legal strategy that saved the military chaplaincy when its constitutionality was attacked in court, and received the Legion of Merit for his service. He was the scholar who recognized that Targum Onkelos incorporated hundreds of words from the Tannaitic Midrashim, edited around 400 CE, and therefore must have been composed after that date, a period much later than has been widely accepted. He is the author of twenty-five books, including a series of five volumes on the Aramaic translation of the Hebrew Bible, which he co-authored with Dr. Stanley M. Wagner, and a series of four books on the twelfth-century philosopher Moses Maimonides, the latest being Maimonides: Reason Above All, published by Gefen Publishing House.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Most people expect to find information about Joshua in the biblical book bearing his name. They will be surprised to discover that the book reveals nothing about him personally and that he was unable to accomplish the mission that God had set for him. Readers will find that a careful, open-minded study of this biblical book reveals not only a fascinating history of the initial entry of the Israelite nation into Canaan, but a story that is radically different, even the opposite, from what people think it states. By examining the biblical book of Joshua with references to many classical, traditional, as well as modern scholarly sources, Dr Israel Drazin reveals insights that many readers will consider unusual. His objective analysis of the book confronts challenging questions, such as: How much of the land of Canaan was actually conquered in Joshua's time? When was the book of Joshua composed? What scribal errors does the book contain? If God assured Joshua of victory, why did Joshua use surprise tactics rather than direct frontal assaults? What does the book tell us of the tensions between the tribes of Judah and the tribes of Joseph? Is Shiloh, rather than Jerusalem, the place God chose for the centre of Israelite worship? This second volume of the Unusual Bible Interpretations series offers a thought-provoking exploration of the book of Joshua. Noted Bible scholar Dr. Israel Drazin asks the question: What does the book of Joshua actually tell us about the Israelites and their leader Joshua? Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9789652297099