Unusual Bible Interpretations: Joshua - Hardcover

Israel Drazin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9652297097 ISBN 13: 9789652297099

Publisher: Gefen Publishing House, 2015

Synopsis

This second volume of the Unusual Bible Interpretations series offers a thought-provoking exploration of the book of Joshua. Noted Bible scholar Dr. Israel Drazin asks the question: What does the book of Joshua actually tell us about the Israelites and their leader Joshua? With common sense close in hand, Dr. Drazin presents clear, logical explanations to issues that have perplexed readers of Joshua for centuries. Paying close attention to the biblical writing style and sensitive to ancient Near East culture, Dr. Drazin not only enhances our understanding of Joshua, but provides a blueprint for approaching the entirety of Scripture.

By examining the biblical book of Joshua with references to many classical, traditional, as well as modern scholarly sources, Dr. Israel Drazin interprets the biblical text in ways that many readers will consider unusual. His objective analysis of the book confronts such challenging questions as:

How much of the land of Canaan was actually conquered in Joshuas time?

When was the book of Joshua composed?

What scribal errors does the book contain?

If God assured Joshua of victory, why did Joshua use surprise tactics rather than direct frontal assaults?

What does the book tell us of the tensions between the tribes of Judah and the tribes of Joseph?

Is Shiloh, rather than Jerusalem, the place God chose for the center of Israelite worship?

In his well-written, informative, and always insightful work, Israel Drazin is sure to astonish you!

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Israel Drazin served for thirty-one years in the US military and attained the rank of brigadier general. He has two masters degrees, in both psychology and Hebrew literature, a PhD in Judaic studies, and is an attorney and a rabbi. He developed the legal strategy that saved the military chaplaincy when its constitutionality was attacked in court, and he received the Legion of Merit for his service. Dr. Drazin is the author of twenty-eight books, including a five-volume series on the Aramaic translation of the Hebrew Bible, which he coauthored with Dr. Stanley M. Wagner, and a series of three books on the twelfth-century philosopher Moses Maimonides.

Review:

Continuity is a societal and individual's experience that represents an important element of stability in our spiritual lives. Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin, in his work Unusual Bible Interpretations: Joshua; in his first chapter, Did Joshua Lack Experience for His New Job?; reflects upon asks the following questions: 1. Who was Joshua? 2. When Did Joshua's Conquest Of Canaan Occur? 3. Study Day and Night? Within these three sections, Rabbi Drazin seeks to answer and explore a host of rather curious questions, scriptural oddities, and other curious observations. --Alan Jay Gerber, The Jewish Star: The Kosher Bookworm

About this edition

• Publisher: Gefen Publishing House
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 9652297097
• ISBN 13: 9789652297099
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200