Representative Universalism and the Conquest of Canaan

Authors

A. J. Mattill Jr., Livingstone College, Salisbury

Publication Date

1-1-1964

Document Type

Article

Keywords

joshua, conquest of canaan, judges, israel, jerusalem, lebanon, gibeon, judah

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

The problem of the nature of the conquest of Canaan has long puzzled biblical scholars. The Book of Joshua opens with the Lord promising Joshua "every place" that the sole of his foot shall tread upon, "from the wilderness, and this Lebanon, even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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

Joshua 1:1-5; Joshua 2:9; Joshua 2:24; Joshua 10:40-42; Joshua 11:16-17, 23; Joshua 12:1-24; Joshua 21:43-45; Joshua 15:18-19; Joshua 1:22-26; Judges 3:1-4;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Mattill, A. J. Jr. (1964) "Representative Universalism and the Conquest of Canaan," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 35, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol35/iss1/2