Tag: Joshua 5:13-6:27
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Reflecting on Joshua 5 13 – 6 27
We are studying selected verses from Joshua 5:13-6:27 for Sunday, March 14. This is the story of “the Battle of Jericho” at the beginning of the Israelite conquest of Canaan. It’s a rich text, but also a difficult one in a lot of ways, that puts a lot of pressure on some of our unexamined […]
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Studying Joshua 5 13 – 6 27
We are studying Joshua 5:13 – 6:27 for Sunday, March 14. That is, that’s the “background text.” The selection of text in our book is Joshua 5:13-6:5, 15-16, and 20. That selection leaves out some of the repetitive ritual material in verses 6-14. It also leaves out any mention of the “ban,” or “proscription,” or […]
Matters of Interpretation 