Why Do Joshua's Readers Keep Crossing the River? The Narrative-Geographical Shaping of Joshua 3-4
The Jordan River stood as a barrier before Israel entering the Promised Land. It was an obstacle between promise and fulfilment. Reading Joshua 3 and Joshua 4, one relives the crossing of the river twenty-one times. Beck wants to consider the significance of this repeated crossing of the Jordan.
“Three Days” in Joshua 1-3 – Resolving a Chronological Conundrum
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.