__J. Gordon Harris__ is professor of Old Testament and director of Doctoral Studies at North American Baptist Seminary. He is also a chaplain in the Army Reserves and National Guard.  
  
__Cheryl A. Brown__ is an ordained American Baptist minister and is currently involved in theological education in Eastern Europe and the Middle East with the European Baptist Federation.  
  
__Michael S. Moore__ is assistant professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Arizona and is a preaching minister at the Tatum Boulevard Church of Christ in Phoenix.

The authors of this commentary take a canonical-historical approach to the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, three books that are diverse, yet share the common historical context of the tribal settlement of Canaan. They examine Joshua, Judges, and Ruth as narratives with dynamic theological messages about the dynamic relationship between God's people and the powerful God who gives land and provides deliverers for the people.

These accessible volumes break down the barriers between the ancient and modern worlds so that the power and meaning of the biblical texts become transparent to contemporary readers.

Harris, J. Gordon ;Brown, Cheryl A. ;Moore, Michael S.

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Foreword

Abbreviations

General Introduction

Joshua—J. Gordon Harris

Introduction: Joshua

§1 Joshua: A New Leader Takes Over (Josh. 1:1–9)

§2 Excursus: Joshua in the Canon

§3 Preparation to Cross the River and a Threat to Joshua's Leadership (Josh. 1:10–18)

§4 Spies and Rahab the Prostitute (Josh. 2:1–24)

§5 Crossing Over the Jordan (Josh. 3:1–17)

§6 Memorials for the Crossing of the Jordan (Josh. 4:1–24)

§7 Religious Preparation for War (Josh. 5:1–15)

§8 Excursus: Holy War in Israel

§9 Possessing Jericho and Rescuing Rahab (Josh. 6:1–27)

§10 Spies, Achan, and Failure at Ai (Josh. 7:1–26)

§11 Ambush and Victory at Ai (Josh. 8:1–29)

§12 Worship at Mount Ebal (Josh. 8:30–35)

§13 The Gibeonite Treaty of Deception (Josh. 9:1–27)

§14 Five Kings Attack Gibeon and Joshua Counterattacks (Josh. 10:1–28)

§15 Report on Southern Victories (Josh. 10:29–43)

§16 Report on Northern Victories (Josh. 11:1–15)

§17 Summaries of Victories in the Land (Josh. 11:16–23)

§18 A List of Defeated Kings (Josh. 12:1–24)

§19 Instructions about Land Remaining to Be Conquered (Josh. 13:1–6)

§20 Division of Land East of the Jordan (Josh. 13:7–33)

§21 Excursus: Gad, Reuben, and the Half Tribe of Manasseh

§22 Inheritance of Tribes West of the Jordan (Josh. 14:1–5)

§23 Excursus: Boundary Lists

§24 Inheritance for the Calebites (Josh. 14:6–15)

§25 Inheritance of Judah (Josh. 15:1–63)

§26 Inheritance of Ephraim and Manasseh (Josh. 16:1–17:18)

§27 Allotments at Shiloh (Josh. 18:1–10)

§28 Territory of Benjamin, Simeon, Zebulon, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Dan (Josh. 18:11–19:48)

§29 Territory for the House of Joshua (Josh. 19:49–51)

§30 Cities of Refuge (Josh. 20:1–9)

§31 Levitical Cities (Josh. 21:1–40)

§32 Summary: Rest in the Land (Josh. 21:41–45)

§33 An Altar Crisis on the Eastern Side of the Jordan River (Josh. 22:1–34)

§34 Farewell Speech of Joshua (Josh. 23:1–16)

§35 Covenant Renewal Ceremony at Shechem (Josh. 24:1–28)

§36 Burial in the Promised Land (Josh. 24:29–33)

§37 Excursus: Divergences between the Old Greek Text and the Masoretic Text (Josh. 24:29–33)

Judges—Cheryl A. Brown

Introduction: Judges

§1 Southern Tribes' Settlement (Judg. 1:1–21)

§2 Northern Tribes' Settlement (Judg. 1:22–36)

§3 Reproof and Response (Judg. 2:1–5)

§4 Survey of Israel's Early History: Joshua to Judges (Judg. 2:6–3:6)

§5 Othniel (Judg. 3:7–11)

§6 Ehud and Shamgar (Judg. 3:12–31)

§7 Deborah and Barak (Judg. 4:1–24)

§8 The Song of Deborah (Judg. 5:1–31)

§9 The Call of Gideon (Judg. 6:1–24)

§10 Gideon: Fearless and Fearful (Judg. 6:25–40)

§11 Gideon Delivers Israel (Judg. 7:1–25)

§12 Gideon's Revenge (Judg. 8:1–21)

§13 Gideon's Ephod and Death (Judg. 8:22–35)

§14 The Rise of Abimelech (Judg. 9:1–21)

§15 The Fall of Abimelech (Judg. 9:22–57)

§16 Minor Judges (Judg. 10:1–5)

§17 Jephthah: Ammonite Oppression (Judg. 10:6–18)

§18 Jephthah: Surprise Leader! (Judg. 11:1–28)

§19 Jephthah: Bittersweet Victory (Judg. 11:29–40)

§20 Jephthah: Civil War in Israel and His Death (Judg. 12:1–7)

§21 Other Minor Judges (Judg. 12:8–15)

§22 Samson's Miraculous Birth (Judg. 13:1–25)

§23 Samson's First Encounter with a "Foreign Woman" (Judg. 14:1–20)

§24 Samson's Vengeance on the Philistines (Judg. 15:1–20)

§25 Samson's Downfall and Death (Judg. 16:1–31)

§26 Micah's Idolatry (Judg. 17:1–13)

§27 The Danites Take Their Own Inheritance (Judg. 18:1–31)

§28 Atrocities in Gibeah (Judg. 19:1–30)

§29 Civil War in Israel (Judg. 20:1–48)

§30 Israel Preserved Intact (Judg. 21:1–25)

§31 Excursus: The Story of Judges

Ruth—Michael S. Moore

Introduction: Ruth

§1 Judah's Famine and Elimelech's Death (Ruth 1:1–3a)

§2 Naomi's Survival (Ruth 1:3b–5)

§3 Naomi's Decision (Ruth 1:6–13)

§4 Orpah's Decision and Ruth's Decision (Ruth 1:14–22)

§5 Naomi's Reality (Ruth 2:1–2a)

§6 Ruth's Ministry (Ruth 2:2b–7)

§7 Boaz's Character (Ruth 2:8–12)

§8 Excursus: Yahweh, God of Grace

§9 Ruth's Introduction to Bethlehem (Ruth 2:13–19)

§10 Naomi's Surprise (Ruth 2:20–23)

§11 Excursus: The Redeemer as Cultural Gyroscope

§12 Naomi's Strategy (Ruth 3:1–4)

§13 Ruth's Submission (Ruth 3:5–6)

§14 Boaz's Leadership (Ruth 3:7–18)

§15 Excursus: On Patriarchal Leadership

§16 Boaz's Transaction (Ruth 4:1–8)

§17 Bethlehem's Joy (Ruth 4:9–13)

§18 Naomi's Commission (Ruth 4:14–17a)

§19 Yahweh's Promise (Ruth 4:17b–22)

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