Crossing the Jordan
Subtitle: diachrony versus synchrony in the Book of Joshua
By: Eun-Woo Lee
Series: T & T Clark library of biblical studies; Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies -- 578; T & T Clark library of biblical studies; Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies -- 578.
Publisher: Bloomsbury; T & T Clark
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780567380678; 9780567657169
Subjects: Bibel; Criticism, interpretation; Exegese; Bible; Literarkritik
Other titles: Diachrony versus synchrony in the Book of Joshua
Description: This book presents a test case for diachronic and synchronic approaches in Joshua 3-4. Lee introduces the synchronic readings of Polzin, Hawk and Winther-Nielsen, as well as their attempts to uncover the problems in applying their methods to this complicated text. He then investigates the differences between the MT and the LXX of Joshua 3-4 through text critical analysis and reconstructs the Hebrew Vorlage of LXX - Joshua 3-4 considering divergences between major Greek editions; and examines the limitations of Polzin's synchronic study in reading only from the final text of the MT. For the purpose of reading the literary history of Joshua 3-4 in a diachronic way, Lee considers what position this text holds in the setting of the wider context of the ark narratives and water-crossing stories in the Old Testament, e.g. the crossing of the Red Sea in Exodus 13.17-14.31 and with Elijah and Elisha crossing the river in 2 kings 2. He examines the recent trends in literary criticism and attempts to trace the most probable literary history of Joshua 3-4.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-219) and indexes.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Synchronic readings of Joshua 3-4; title: Polzin and text-critical analysis of Joshua 3-4; title: Reading Joshua 3-4 as part of the developing ark narrative; title: Reading Joshua 3-4 in the context of Exodus 13:17-14:31 and 2 Kings 2; title: The literary history of Joshua 3-4; title: Conclusion.