Exam 11: Joshua and the Conquest of the Land of Canaan

The final version of the Deuteronomistic History dates to the reign of Hezekiah.

All are true of the Gibeonites except:

All are sources named by the Deuteronomistic historians except:

Rahab's speech to the scouts reflects the voice of:

The Deuteronomic History shares all of the following themes with the book of Deuteronomy except:

It is questionable whether or not the cities of refuge ever functioned as places of asylum during the biblical period.

There are more etiologies in Joshua than in any other biblical book.

The name "Ai" means ________________.

Traditionally, ______________ was credited with writing the last few verses of the book of Joshua:

What are the overarching themes of the book of Joshua? How does Joshua fit into the overall program of the Deuteronomistic History?

Gilgal is mentioned as a place of worship in all of the following except:

What are the role and function of etiologies in Joshua? Give specific examples.

Herem means:

Postcolonial readings of Joshua praise Rahab as a hero and a convert.

The boundary and city lists were likely compiled in Judah.

_______________ readings of Rahab portray her as an indigenous woman who sells out her own people to military conquerors to secure the safety of her own family.

The traditional Hebrew version of the biblical text is called the ______________.

The "mountains of curse and blessing" are ________________ and _______________.

Joshua is a flat, one-dimensional character in the book that bears his name.

The boundary lists were probably produced in the land of: