Showing posts with label Joshua. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joshua. Show all posts

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Joshua, Judges

Some people have asserted that Joshua and Judges present two opposing views of Israel's migration into Canaan--that Joshua shows a peaceful takeover and intermingling and that Judges shows a complete millitary invasion coupled with genocide. Are these accurate descriptions? The two books are very different stylistically. Are they conflicting in narrative?