General Resources for Joshua
(Check the Scripture
Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)
- Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
- Joshua at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
- Book of Joshua, Wikipedia.
- Book of Joshua, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1905.
- Introduction to the Book of Joshua, New American Bible.
- The Catholic Encyclopedia: Joshua, Canaan/Canaanites.
- Introduction, Outline, and Selected Bibliography for the Book of Joshua, by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- Bible Basics (Joshua) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
- Joshua in the World Wide Study Bible.
- Walking Through the Bible: Joshua.
- Biblenotes summary: Joshua.
- Commentary, Exegesis, Studies,etc.:
- Joshua, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
- Joshua, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
- Joshua, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
- Joshua, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
- Joshua, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
- "The Settlement of Canaan," Gerald A. Larue in Old Testament Life and Literature, 1968.
- Studies in the Life of Joshua, Commentary by J Hampton Keathley III at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- Joshua - Conquest of Canaan, Barry Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament.
- "Joshua and the Promised Land," Interactive Bible Study on the Web, the Women's Division, General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church.
- The Book of Joshua, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
- Joshua, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
- Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Articles and Background:
- "Covenant in the Book of Joshua," Nancy L. deClaisse-Walford, Review and Expositor, 1997.
- "Literary Structures in the Book of Joshua," Mark E. Biddle, Review and Expositor, 1998.
- "Preaching from Joshua in Canonical Contexts," Jim Nogalski, Review and Expositor, 1998.
- "The Theology of Joshua," Trent C. Butler, Review and Expositor, 1998.
- "The History and Archaeology of the Book of Joshua and the Conquest/Settlement Period," Joel F. Drinkard, Jr., Review and Expositor, 1998.
- "Does the Bible Sufficiently Describe the Conquest?" Dean R. Ulrich, Trinity Journal, 1999.
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"Conquest or Settlement? History and Theology in Joshua and Judges," Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute. - "Did God Order the Massacre of Canaanites?" Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute.
- "The Book of Joshua as a Land Grant," Richard S. Hess, Biblica, 2002.
- Images at The Text This Week's Art Concordance: