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The '''Book of Joshua''', is the first of the twelve Historical books and the sixth book from the [[Old Testament]]. | The '''Book of Joshua''', is the first of the twelve Historical books and the sixth book from the [[Old Testament]]. | ||
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+ | == Authorship == | ||
+ | Traditionally attributed to [[Joshua]] whose name means "Salvation". | ||
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+ | == Major Theme == | ||
+ | '''God is faithful to fulfill His promise to the children of Israel.''' | ||
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+ | The Israelites will inherit the land of promise through (a) obedience to God's Law and His commands, and (b) Joshua's leadership and God's intervention. The failures are the result of Israel's disobedience. | ||
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+ | == Background == | ||
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[[Category:Scripture]] | [[Category:Scripture]] |
Revision as of 13:21, August 5, 2011
This article forms part of the series on the The Old Testament - Septuagint | |
or simply "LXX", the Koine Greek version of the Hebrew Bible. | |
Pentateuch or "the Law" | |
1.Genesis | 2.Exodus | 3.Leviticus | 4.Numbers | 5.Deuteronomy | |
Historical Books | |
6.Joshua | 7.Judges | 8.Ruth 9.I Kingdoms | 10.II Kingdoms | 11.III Kingdoms | 12.IV Kingdoms | |
Books of Wisdom | |
24.Book of Psalms | 25.Job | 26.Proverbs 27.Ecclesiastes | 28.Song of Solomon 29.Wisdom of Solomon | 30.Wisdom of Sirach | |
The Prophets | |
The Minor Prophets, or "The Twelve" 31.Hosea | 32.Amos | 33.Micah | 34.Joel | 35.Obadiah | 36.Jonah | |
The Major Prophets 43.Isaiah | 44.Jeremiah | 45.Baruch | 46.Lamentations | |
Appendix | |
IV Maccabees | |
The Book of Joshua, is the first of the twelve Historical books and the sixth book from the Old Testament.
Authorship
Traditionally attributed to Joshua whose name means "Salvation".
Major Theme
God is faithful to fulfill His promise to the children of Israel.
The Israelites will inherit the land of promise through (a) obedience to God's Law and His commands, and (b) Joshua's leadership and God's intervention. The failures are the result of Israel's disobedience.