The Joshua Generation: Israeli Occupation and the Bible

by Rachel Havrelock

Book Overview

How a controversial biblical tale of conquest and genocide became a founding story of modern Israel No biblical text has been more central to the politics of modern Israel than the book of Joshua. Named after a military leader who became the successor to Moses, it depicts the march of the ancient Israelites into Canaan, describing how they subjugated and massacred the indigenous peoples. The Joshua Generation examines the book's centrality to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691235627
• ISBN13: 9780691235622
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.1" x 6.1"