Yale - RLST145 - Lecture 12 - The Deuteronomistic History
Channel: Michael Rupp
Date: 2013-03-01

Lecture Chapters: 1.0:00 Deuteronomy: A Capstone to the Pentateuchal Narrative; 2. 6:05 Source Theory and the Pentateuch; 3. 13:26 Introduction to the Former Prophets; 4. 21:54 Geographical Setting and Its Historical Implications; 5. 27:39 Structure of Joshua; 6. 34:29 Three Scholarly Models for the Emergence of the Nation State of Israel
Overview:
This lecture concludes the study of Deuteronomy and traces the contribution of the Deuteronomistic School: a historiosophy according to which Israel's fortunes are dependent upon and an indicator of her fidelity to the covenant. The books of the Former Prophets are introduced with attention to their historical and geographical context. The book of Joshua's account of Israel's conquest of Canaan is contrasted with scholarly accounts of Israel's emergence in Canaan and formation as a nation state.

Resource:
"Palestine in the Time of Saul." Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land. Smith, George Adam. London, 1915.
Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin 
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/palestine_1020bc.jpg 

Extra Reading:
1. Jewish Study Bible: Introduction to Joshua, pp. 462-464, or Joshua 1-13, 20, 23-24
2. Jewish Study Bible: Introduction to Judges, pp. 508-510, or Judges 1-8, 13-16, 19-21
3. Introduction to the Prophets, pp. 451-461
4. Jewish Study Bible: "Early Nonrabbinic Interpretation", pp. 1835-1844
5. Jewish Study Bible: "Midrash and Midrashic Interpretation", pp. 1863-1876
6. Selections from "Interpretation, History of" in The Anchor Bible Dictionary (pp. 424-427, 434-436)
7. Reis, Pamela Tamarkin. "Spoiled Child: A Fresh Look at Jephthah's Daughter." In Reading the Lines: A Fresh Look at the Hebrew Bible Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 2002.

Yale Source:
http://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/rlst-145/lecture-12