The Conquest of Canaan According to Joshua and Judges

Authors

Walter R. Roehrs, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

12-1-1960

Document Type

Article

Keywords

israel, promised land, book of joshua, jordan river, canaanites, moses, palestine, jericho, hazor, book of judges

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Many Old Testament scholars find two opposing views regarding the Israelite conquest of Canaan in the books of Joshua and Judges. In the former the 12 tribes are represented as achieving full possession of the Promised Land through a few swift victories resulting in immediate and full occupation. In the Book of Judges, on the other hand, the process is described as gradual, beset by many reverses, and incomplete for a long time. The first, it is said, is an idealized picture; the latter is more true to the facts.

It is the purpose of this study to examine these two accounts and to set forth their purpose as supplementary rather than contradictory.

Disciplines

Biblical Studies

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Joshua 6:1-8:29; Joshua 11:16-23; Joshua 12:7-24;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Roehrs, Walter R. (1960) "The Conquest of Canaan According to Joshua and Judges," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 31, Article 85.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol31/iss1/85