The books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth reveal God’s work in history and illumine two redemptive themes: safety comes through faith and obedience, and disobedience is of no small consequence.

What was the size of Goliath and the giants we read of in Joshua? In this paper the author argues that both the six-cubits reading and the four-cubits reading of 1 Samuel 17:4 give the same basic height for Goliath. In addition, this paper will argue that both readings are saying that Goliath was about eight feet tall. It also seeks to answer related questions about the size of the exodus giants.

This article looks at the early chapters of the book of Joshua that contain a number of small chronological problems. The specific issue addressed is that of the various three-day periods mentioned in Joshua 1-3, i.e., Joshua 1:11, Joshua 2:22, and Joshua 3:2.

What is the date of the book of Joshua? This paper wants to compare the book of Joshua's military practices with those of second millennium royal literature from Ugarit, Babylon, and Assyria to help date the book of Joshua.

At the end of some Old Testament books there is an indication that the book is followed by another one that continues its history. For example, 2 Chronicles is followed by Ezra. Joshua and Judges form another example. Harris reflects on the significance of this continuity of the historical books.

This paper consider the way the author of the book of Joshua writes history (historiography).

This paper deals with the history of Israel in the books of Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, and 2 Kings. The purpose is to reflect on aspects of the historiography of these texts. The author views these writings as prophetic revelation.

The author explains how the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth reveal the work of God in history, and highlight two redemptive themes: safety comes through faith and obedience within the covenant of grace, and disobedience will have grave consequences.

This map shows the route taken by Joshua's Israelite army as they conquered Canaan.

Looking at Joshua 1:6-9, this article shows that serving God can only be done through the strength that God provides. We, just like Joshua, can gain God's strength through worship, for in worship we wait upon the Lord.

The primary themes that configure the book of Joshua are constituted by possession of the promised land, obedience to the commands of Moses, and the extermination of the peoples of the land. Even though there has been common agreement that these themes function to establish a sense of national identity, attempts to describe how they do so have been frustrated by the apparent contradictory perspectives they present.