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Introductions

On-line Resource Robert Wheler Bush [1820-1908], A Popular Introduction to Joshua, Judges and RuthRobert Wheler Bush [1820-1908], A Popular Introduction to Joshua, Judges and Ruth. London: The Religious Tract Society, n.d. Hbk. pp.125. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Stephen Dray, "The Book of Joshua, Part 1," Evangel 23.1 (Spring 2005): 2-6. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by kind permission of the copyright holder]
On-line Resource Stephen Dray, "The Book of Joshua, Part 2," Evangel 23.2 (Summer 2005): 34-39.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by kind permission of the copyright holder]
On-line Resource Stephen Dray, "The Book of Joshua, Part 3" Evangel 23.3 (Autumn 2005): 66-71.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by kind permission of the copyright holder]
On-line Resource Stephen Dray, "The Book of Joshua, Part 4m" Evangel 24.1 (Spring 2006): 2-6.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book D.M. Gunn, "Joshua and Judges," in The Literary Guide to the Bible, R. Alter & F. Kermode, eds. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987.
On-line Resource David Merling, "The Book of Joshua. part I: its evaluation by nonevidence," Andrews University Seminary Studies 39.1 (Spring 2001): 61-72.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource David Merling, "The book of Joshua. Pt II, Expectations of archaeology," Andrews University Seminary Studies 39.2 (Autumn 2001): 209-221.View in PDF format pdf

Commentaries

Book or monograph Auld: Joshua, Judges, and RuthA.Graeme Auld, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. Daily Study Bible. Westminster, 1985. Pbk. ISBN: 0664245765. pp.282.
On-line Resource John Sutherland Black [1846-1923], The Book of Joshua. The Smaller Cambridge Bible for SchoolsJohn Sutherland Black [1846-1923], The Book of Joshua. The Smaller Cambridge Bible for Schools. London: C.J. Clay & Sons, 1891. Hbk. pp.107. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource William Garden Blaikie [1820-1899], The Book of Joshua, W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. Hbk. pp.416. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource George Bush [1796-1859], Notes, critical and practical, on the books of Joshua and Judges, designed as a general help to Biblical reading and instruction. Reprinted from the American edition of 1838. London: Thomas Ward & Co., [1840]. Hbk. pp.254. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 7, JoshuaTrent C. Butler, Joshua. Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 7. Word, 1983. Hbk. ISBN: 0849902061. pp.304.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Jerome F.D. Creach, JoshuaJerome F.D. Creach, Joshua. Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching. Louisville, KY: Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2011. ISBN: 9781611649307. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource George Cunningham Monteath Douglas [1826-1904], The Book of Joshua. Handbooks for Bible ClassesGeorge Cunningham Monteath Douglas [1826-1904], The Book of Joshua. Handbooks for Bible Classes. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, n.d.. Hbk. pp.122. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Samuel Friedeberg [1862-1943], Joshua. An Annotated Text with Introduction, Vocabulary, Geographical and Historical Glossary and Three Maps. London: William Heinemann, 1913. Hbk. pp.245. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph C.J. Goslinga, Joshua, Judges, Ruth. Bible Students Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986. Hbk. ISBN: 0310452805.
Book or monograph Hamlin: JoshuaE.J. Hamlin, Joshua: Inheriting the Land. International Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983. Pbk. SBN: 0802810411. pp.207.
Book or monograph Joshua, Judges, RuthJ. Gordon Harris, Cheryl Anne Brown & Michael S. Moore, Joshua, Judges, Ruth. New International Biblical Commentary. Old Testament Series, 5. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 1565632141. pp.300.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Hess: JoshuaRichard Hess, Joshua. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. Leicester: IVP, 1996. Pbk. ISBN: 0851118496. pp.320. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Paul R. Hinlicky, JoshuaPaul R. Hinlicky, Joshua. Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2021. ISBN: 9781493431137. pp.320. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource David M. Howard, Jr., "Evaluating Commentaries on Joshua," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 2.3 (Fall 1998): 4-10.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Howard: JoshuaDavid M. Howard, Joshua. New American Commentary. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998. ISBN: 9781433672613. pp.464. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Robert L. Hubbard, Jr., JoshuaRobert L. Hubbard, Jr., Joshua. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 9780310590620. pp.656. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Huffman: JoshuaJ.A. Huffman, Jr. Joshua. Communicator's Commentary. Word, 1986. Hbk. ISBN: 0849904110. pp.282.
On-line Resource Thomas Boston Johnstone [1847-1902], Analysis of the Book of Joshua with Notes Critical, Historical, and Geographical also Maps and ExaminationThomas Boston Johnstone [1847-1902] & Lewis Hughes, Analysis of the Book of Joshua with Notes Critical, Historical, and Geographical also Maps and Examination Questions. London: John Heywood, 1884. Hbk. pp. 128. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly James Gordon McConville, Joshua: An Introduction and Study GuideJames Gordon McConville, Joshua: An Introduction and Study Guide. Crossing Divides. London: Bloomsbury, 2017. ISBN: 9780567670984. pp.96. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource George Frederick Maclear [1833-1902], The Book of JoshuaGeorge Frederick Maclear [1833-1902], The Book of Joshua. J.J.S. Perowne, gen.ed., The Cambridge Bible for Schools. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1873. Hbk. pp.228. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Frank Marshall [1848-1906], The Book of Joshua with Maps, Notes, and Introduction. London: George Gill & Sons Ltd., n.d. Hbk. pp.138. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Richard D. Nelson, JoshuaRichard D. Nelson, Joshua, A Commentary. Louisville, KY: Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 1997. ISBN: 9781611645095. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Henry Wheeler Robinson [1872-1945], Deuteronomy and Joshua. The Century BibleHenry Wheeler Robinson [1872-1945], Deuteronomy and Joshua. The Century Bible. Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C. Jack, n.d. Hbk. pp.390. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 2: Numbers to Joshua, 6th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1844. pp.540-627.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Joshua (Bob Utley)
On-line Resource Charles Henry Waller [1840–1910], "Joshua," Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, An Old Testament commentary for English Readers various writers. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1883. Hbk. pp.101-161. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Woudstra: JoshuaM.H. Woudstra, The Book of Joshua. The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981. ISBN: 9781467422956. pp.416. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]

Specific Issues

The Conquest

Scholarly Theories Concerning Israel's Entry in Canaan
1) Theories that assume that Israel arose from within Canaan 1a) Peasants Revolt
Book or monograph Roland Boer, Tracking a Classic: The Tribes of Yahweh. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series, No. 351. Sheffield: Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffield Academic Press, 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 082646050X. pp.200.
Article in Journal or Book George E. Mendenhall, "The Hebrew Conquest of Palestine," Biblical Archaeology, Vol. 25, No.3 (1962): 66-87.
Book or monograph Mendenhall: The Tenth GenerationGeorge E. Mendenhall, The Tenth Generation. John Hopkins University Press, 1973. Pbk. ISBN: 0801816548. pp.248.
Article in Journal or Book N.K. Gottwald, "The Hypothesis of the Revolutionary Origins of Ancient Israel," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Vol. 7 (1978).
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Gottwald: The Tribes of YahwehNorman K. Gottwald, The Tribes of Yahweh. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999. pp.916. ISBN: 9780567549570. pp.916. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
1b) Nomadic Origins
Book or monograph Israel Finkelstein, The Archaeology of the Israelite Settlement. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 1988.
Book or monograph Israel Finkelstein & Nadav Na'Aman, editor. From Nomadism to Monarchy : Archaeological and Historical Aspects of Early Israel. Biblical Archaeology Society, 1994. Hbk. ISBN: 1880317206.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly The Bible UnearthedIsrael Finkelstein & Neil Asher Silberman, The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts.London: Simon & Schuster, 2001. ISBN: 0684869128. pp.304. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
1c) Displaced Coastal Populations
Article in Journal or Book J.A. Callaway, "New Evidence on the Conquest of Ai," Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. Vol. 87. (1968): 312-320.
1d) Evolutionary origins from runaway peasants to settled tribal agriculturalists
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Niels Peter Lemche, The Canaanites and Their LandNiels Peter Lemche, The Canaanites and Their Land. The Tradition of the Canaanites. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1991. ISBN: 9780567451118. pp.191. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Prelude to Israel's PastNiels Peter Lemche, Prelude to Israel's Past : Background And Beginnings of Israelite History and Identity. Hendrickson Publishers, 1998. ISBN: 1565633431. pp.300.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Niels Peter Lemche, Ancient Israel A New History of IsraelNiels Peter Lemche, Ancient Israel A New History of Israel. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.2015. ISBN: 9780567662798. pp.272. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
1e) Israel was derived from a variety of rural groups
On-line Resource Charles Fox Burney [1868-1925], Israel’s Settlement in Canaan: The Biblical Tradition and its Historical Background. The Schweich Lectures 1917. London: Oxford University Press, 1919. Hbk. pp.104. [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Robert B. Coote & Keith W. Whitelam, The Emergence of Early Israel in Historical Perspective. Sheffield: Almond Press, Almond Press. Hbk. ISBN: 1850750734. pp.212.
Article in Journal or Book Keith W. Whitelam, "Recreating the History of Israel," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Vol. 35 (1986).
2) Theories that assume that Israel arose outside of Canaan
2a) The Infiltration Theory
Article in Journal or Book Y. Aharoni, "Problems of the Israelite Conquest in the Light of Archaeological Discoveries," Antiquity and Survival, Vol. 2 (1957).
Book or monograph Albrecht Alt, Essays on Old Testament History and Religion. Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffield Academic, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 1850752044. pp.274.
Article in Journal or Book John M. Miller, "Archaeology and the Israelite Conquest of Canaan: Some Methodological Observations," Palestine Exploration Quarterly 109 (1977): 87-93.
Book or monograph J.M. Miller & J.M. Hayes, Israelite and Judean History. London: SCM Press, 1990. Pbk. ISBN: 0334024358. pp.736.
Book or monograph Martin Noth, The History of Israel. London: XPress Reprints, 1996. Pbk. ISBN: 1859310486. pp.496.
Book or monograph M. Weippert, The Settlement of the Israelite Tribes in Palestine. Allenson, 1971.
Article in Journal or Book M. Weippert, "The Israelite 'Conquest' and the Evidence from Transjordan," F.M. Cross, ed. Symposia Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the American Schools of Oriental Research (1900-1975). Cambridge, Mass.: ASOR, 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 0897575032: 15-34.
2b) 13th Century Conquest
Article in Journal or Book W.F. Albright, "The Kyle Memorial Excavation at Bethel, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Vol. 56. (1934).
Book or monograph W.F. Albright, The Biblical Period from Abraham to Ezra. New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1963.
Book or monograph John Bright, Early Israel in Recent History Writing. London: SCM Press, 1956.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Bright: A History of IsraelJohn Bright, A History of Israel, 4th edn. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2000. ISBN: 9781611642094. pp.530. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Harrison: Introduction to the Old TestamentR.K. Harrison, An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1969. Hbk. ISBN: 0802831079. pp.660.
On-line Resource Ralph K. Hawkins, "The Date of the Exodus-Conquest Is Still an Open Question: A Response to Rodger Young and Bryant Wood," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 51.2 (June. 2008): 245-266.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book New Bible Dictionary, 3rd edn.Kenneth A. Kitchen & T.C. Mitchell, "Chronology of the Old Testament," I.H. Marshall, J.I. Packer & D.J. Wiseman, eds. New Bible Dictionary, 3rd edn. Leicester: IVP, 1962. Hbk. ISBN: 0851106595.
Book or monograph Kenneth A. Kitchen, Ancient Orient and Old Testament. Chicago / London: IVP / The Tyndale Press, 1966. Hbk. pp.191. Although it has been out of print for many years this book is still cited as a valuable source in many reference works.
On-line Resource Kenneth A. Kitchen, The Bible in its World: The Bible and Archaeology TodayKenneth A. Kitchen, The Bible in its World: The Bible and Archaeology Today. Exeter: The Paternoster Press, 1977. Pbk. pp.168.
Book or monograph George Ernest Wright [1909-1974], Biblical Archaeology. London: Duckworth, 1962.
2c) 15th Century Conquest
On-line Resource Charles F. Aling, "The Sphinx Stele of Thutmose IV and the date of the Exodus," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 22.2 (June 1979): 97-101.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Charles F. Aling, Egypt and Bible History From Earliest Times to 1000 BC. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1981. Pbk. ISBN: 0801001749.
Article in Journal or Book P. Bienkowski, "Jericho was Destroyed in the Middle Bronze Age, No the Late Bronze Age," Biblical Archaeology Review 16 (1990): 45-46.
On-line Resource John J. Bimson, Redating the Exodus and Conquest. Sheffield: Almond Press, 1981. Pbk. ISBN 0907459048. pp.288. Bimson's work points out serious weaknesses in many of the other works supporting a 15th Century date.
On-line Resource John J. Bimson, "Archaeological Data and the Dating of the Patriarchs," A.R. Millard & D.J. Wiseman, eds. Essays on the Patriarchal Narratives. Leicester: IVP, 1980. Hbk. ISBN: 0851117430. pp.224.
Article in Journal or Book John J. Bimson, "Exodus and Conquest: Myth or Reality?" Journal of the Ancient Chronology Forum, Vol. 2 (1988).
On-line Resource John J. Bimson, "The origins of Israel in Canaan.' an examination of recent theories," Themelios 15.1 (1989): 4-15.
Article in Journal or Book Charles H. Dyer, "The Date of the Exodus Reexamined," Bibliotheca Sacra, Vol. 140: 559 (1983): 225-243.
Article in Journal or Book Eugene H. Merrill, "Palestinian Archaeology and the Date of the Conquest: Do Tells Tell Tales?" Grace Theological Journal 3 (1982): 107-21.
Article in Journal or Book Eugene H. Merrill, "Palestinian Archaeology and the Date of the Conquest: Do Tells Tell Tales?" Grace Theological Journal 3.1 (1982): 107-121.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Merrill: Kingdom of PriestsEugene H. Merrill, Kingdom of Priests. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 2008. ISBN: 9781441217073. pp.554. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Eugene H. Merrill, "The Late Bronze/Early Iron Age Transition and the Emergence of Israel," Bibliotheca Sacra 152: 606 (1995): 145-162.
On-line Resource John Rea, "The Time of the Oppression and the Exodus," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 3.3 (Summer 1960): 58-66.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource John Rea, "New Light on the Wilderness Journey and the Conquest," Grace Journal 2.2 (Spring 1961): 5-13.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced Courtesy of the Brethren Digital Archive]
Article in Journal or Book Bruce K. Waltke, "Palestinian Artifactual Evidence Supporting the Early Date for the Exodus," Bibliotheca Sacra, Vol. 129: 513 (1972): 33-47.
Article in Journal or Book Bruce K. Waltke, "Palestinian Artifactual Evidence Supporting the Early Date for the Exodus," Bibliotheca Sacra, Vol. 129: 513 (1972): 33-47.
On-line Resource Bruce K. Waltke, "The Date of the Conquest," Westminster Theological Journal 52.2 (1990): 181-200.
Article in Journal or Book Bryant G. Wood, "Did the Israelites Conquer Jericho? A New Look at the Archaeological Evidence," Biblical Archaeology Review 16 (1990): 44-58.
Article in Journal or Book Bryant G. Wood, "Dating Jericho's Destruction: Bienkowski is Wrong on All Counts," Biblical Archaeology Review 6 (1990): 45-49, 69.
Article in Journal or Book Bryant G. Wood, "The Rise and Fall of the 13th Century Exodus-Conquest Theory," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 48.3 (Sept. 2005): 475-489. [Wood critiques the evidence presented by Kenneth Kitchen for a 13th Century exodus. He concludes that there is no support for the theory and urges evangelicals to abandon it in favour of the 15th Century date.]
On-line Resource Rodger C. Young & Bryant G. Wood, "A Critical Analysis of the Evidence from Ralph Hawkins for a Late-Date Exodus-Conquest," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 51.2 (June. 2008): 225-244.

Other Subjects

Book or monograph Albrecht Alt, Essays on Old Testament History and Religion. Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffield Academic Press, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 1850752044 . pp.274.
Article in Journal or Book Elie Assis, " 'How Long are You Slack to Go to Possess the Land' ( Jos. XVIII 3): Ideal and Reality in the Distribution Descriptions in Joshua XIII-XIX," Vetus Testamentum 53.1 (2003): 1-25.
Article in Journal or Book A.G. Auld, "Cities of Refuge in Israelite Tradition," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 10 (1978): 26-40.
Book or monograph A.Graeme Auld, Joshua, Moses, and the Land: Tetrateuch - Pentateuch - Hexateuch in a Generation Since 1938. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1980. ISBN: 0567093069. pp.156.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Words Remembered, Texts RenewedA. Graeme Auld, "Reading Joshua After Kings," Jon Davies, Graham Harvey & Wilfred G.E. Watson, eds., Words Remembered, Texts Renewed: Essays in Honour of John F.A.Sawyer. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement No. 195. Sheffield: Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffield Academic Press, 1995. Hbk. ISBN: 1850755426. pp.167-181. Reprinted: London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1995. ISBN: 9780567532145. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource John A, Beck, "Why Do Joshua's Readers Keep Crossing the River? The Narrative-Geographical Shaping of Joshua 3-4," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 48.4 (Dec. 2005): 689-699.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Christopher T. Begg, "The Transjordanian Altar (Josh 22:10-34) According to Josephus (Ant 5.100-114) and Pseudo-Philo (Lab 22.1-8)," Andrews University Seminary Studies 35.1 (Spring 1997): 5-19.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Robert Boling, "Levitical History and the Role of Joshua," Carol L. Meyers & M. O'Connor, eds, Word of the Lord Shall Go Forth: Essays in Honor of David Noel Freedman in Celebration of His Sixtieth Birthday. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1983. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464196. pp.241-261.
On-line Resource Peter Briggs, "Testing the Factuality of the Conquest of Ai Narrative in the Book of Joshua" Global Joural of Classical Theology, 3.3 (2003).View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Brueggemann: The LandWalter Brueggemann, The Land: Place As Gift, Promise, and Challenge in Biblical Faith. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1977. Pbk. ISBN: 0800615263. pp.203.
Article in Journal or Book J.A. Callaway, "Was My Excavation at AI Worthwhile?" Biblical Archaeology Review 11 (1985): 68-69.
Article in Journal or Book G. C. Chirichigno, "The Use Of The Epithet In The Characterization Of Joshua," Trinity Journal 8.1 (1987): 69-79.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Gordon R. Clark, The Word Hesed in the Hebrew BibleGordon R. Clark, The Word Hesed in the Hebrew Bible. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. ISBN: 9781474236096. pp.304. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book George W. Coats, "The Ark of the Covenant in Joshua," Hebrew Annual Review 9 (1985): 137-57.
Article in Journal or Book George W. Coats, "The Book of Joshua: Heroic Saga or Conquest Theme," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 38 (1987): 15-32.
Article in Journal or Book George W. Coats, "An Exposition for the Conquest Theme," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 47 (1985): 47-54.
Article in Journal or Book B. Childs, "A Study of the Formula 'Unto This Day'," Journal of Biblical Literature 82 (1963): 279-92.
On-line Resource Peter C. Craigie [1938-1985], "The Conquest and Early Hebrew Poetry," Tyndale Bulletin 20 (1969): 76-94. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book R.C. Culley, "Stories of the Conquest," Hebrew Annual Review 8 (1984): 25-44.
Book or monograph Davis: Conquest and CrisisJohn J. Davis, Conquest and Crisis: Studies in Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2001. Pbk. ISBN: 1579108288. pp.188.
Book or monograph P. Diepold, Israel's Land. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 1972.
On-line Resource Louis H. Feldman, "The Command, according to Philo, Pseudo-Philo, and Josephus, to annihilate the seven nations of Canaan," Andrews University Seminary Studies 41.1 (Spring 2003): 13-29.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource John Garstang [1876-1956], "Joshua and the Higher Critics," Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute 62 (1930): 234-241. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the Victoria Institute]
Book or monograph Leonard Jay Greenspoon, Textual Studies in the Book of Joshua. Harvard Semitic Monograph Series 28. Chico: Scholars, 1983. Hbk. ISBN: 0891306226.
Article in Journal or Book B. Halpern, "Gibeon: Israelite Diplomacy in the Conquest Era," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 37 (1975): 303-16.
On-line Resource Richard S. Hess, "Studies in the Book of Joshua," Themelios 20.3 (1995): 12-15.
Article in Journal or Book Richard S. Hess, "A Typology of West Semitic Place Name Lists with Special Reference to Joshua 13-21," Biblical Archaeologist 59.3 (1996): 160-170.
Article in Journal or Book Richard S. Hess, "Non-Israelite Personal Names in the Book of Joshua," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 58.2 (1996): 205-214.
On-line Resource Richard S. Hess, "West Semitic Texts and the Book of Joshua," Bulletin for Biblical Research 7 (1997): 63-76.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Richard S. Hess, "The Book of Joshua as a Land Grant," Biblica 83 (2002): 493-506.
On-line Resource James K. Hoffmeier, "The Evangelical Contribution to Understanding the (Early) History of Ancient Israel in Recent Scholarship," Bulletin for Biblical Research 7 (1997): 77-90.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Paul R. House, "The God Who Gives Rest in the Land: Joshua," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 2.3 (Fall 1998): 12-33.
On-line Resource David M. Howard Jr., "'Three days' in Joshua 1-3: Resolving a Chronological Conundrum," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 41.4 (Dec. 1998): 539-550.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Robert L. Hubbard, Jr, "'What Do These Stones Mean?': Biblical Theology and a Motif in Joshua," Bulletin for Biblical Research 11.1 (2001): 1-26.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Adrian Jeffers, "Ideal versus real history in the book of Joshua," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 12.3 (Summer 1969): 183-187.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Yehezkel Kaufman, The Biblical Account of the Conquest of Canaan, 2nd edn. Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, 1985. Hbk. ISBN: 9652235563. pp.147.
On-line Resource J.P.U. Lilley, "The Altar in Joshua and Judges," Tyndale Bulletin 5/6 (1960): 32-33.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book D. Livingston, "The Location of the Biblical Bethel and Ai Reconsidered," Westminster Theological Journal 33 (1970): 20-44.
Article in Journal or Book D. Livingston, "The Traditional Site of Bethel Questioned," Westminster Theological Journal 34 (1971): 39-50.
Book or monograph God Is a WarriorTremper Longman III & Daniel G. Reid, God Is a Warrior: Studies in Old Testament Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan / Carlisle: Paternoster, 1995. Pbk. ISBN: 0853646481. pp.224.
On-line Resource Gerald L. Mattingly, "The exodus-conquest and the archaeology of Transjordan: new light on an old problem," Grace Theological Journal 4.2 (Fall 1983): 245-262.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced Courtesy of the Brethren Digital Archive]
On-line Resource David Merling, Sr., The Book of Joshua: Its Theme and Role in Archaeological Discussions. Barrian Springs: Andrews University Press, 1997.
On-line Resource David Merling, "Rahab: the woman who fulfilled the word of YHWH," Andrews University Seminary Studies 41.1 (Spring 2003): 31-44.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Eugene H. Merrill, "The Late Bronze/Early Iron Age Transition and the Emergence of Israel," Bibliotheca Sacra 152: 606 (1995): 145-162.
On-line Resource Jeffrey J. Niehaus, "Joshua and ancient Near Eastern warfare," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 31.1 (March 1988): 37-50.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Lewis Bayles Paton, "Israel’s conquest of Canaan," Journal of Biblical Literature 32.1 (1913): 1-53.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Douglas Petrovich, "The Dating of Hazor's Destruction in Joshua 11 by Way of Biblical, Archaeological, and Epigraphical Evidence," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 51.3 (Sept. 2008): 489-512.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Pekka Pitkänen, "Ethnicity, Assimilation and the Israelite Settlement," Tyndale Bulletin 55.2 (2004): 161-182.View in PDF format pdf
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Ramsey: The Quest for the Historical IsraelGeorge W. Ramsey, The Quest for the Historical Israel. John Knox, 1981. Pbk. ISBN: 0804201870. Reprinted: Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers. 2000. ISBN: 9781725206151. pp.208. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Francis A. Schaeffer, Joshua and the Flow of Biblical History. InterVarsity, 1975. Pbk. ISBN: 0877847738.
Article in Journal or Book Aaron Sherwood, "A Leader's Misleading and a Prostitute's Profession: A Re-examination of Joshua," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 31.1 (2006): 43-61. [Abstract]
On-line Resource Gene M. Tucker, " The Rahab Saga (Joshua 2): Some Form-Critical ad Traditio­historical Observations," James M. Efird, editor, The Use of the Old Testament in the New and Other Essays: Studies in Honor of William Franklin Stinespring. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1972. ISBN: 0822302888. pp.66-86.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Dean R. Ulrich, "Does The Bible Sufficiently Describe The Conquest?" Trinity Journal 20.1 (1999): 53-68.
Article in Journal or Book Gerhard von Rad, "The Promised Land and Yahweh's Land in the Hexateuch," Problems of the Hexateuch and Other Essays. McGraw-Hill, 1966. pp.79-93.
Book or monograph Sakenfield: The Meaning of Hesed in the Hebrew BibleKatharine Doob Sakenfeld, The Meaning of Hesed in the Hebrew Bible: A New Inquiry. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 1579109276. pp.272.
On-line Resource Dean R. Ulrich, "Does The Bible Sufficiently Describe The Conquest?," Trinity Journal 20:1 (Spring 1999): 53-68.
Article in Journal or Book M. Weinfeld, "Divine Intervention in War in Ancient Israel and in the Ancient Near East," H. Tadmor & M. Weinfeld, eds. History, Historiography, and Interpretation: Studies in Biblical and Cuneiform Literature, Jerusalem: Magnes / Prometheus, 1983. Pbk. ISBN: 9652234591. pp.121-47.
On-line Resource Gordon J. Wenham, "Deuteronomic theology of the book of Joshua," Journal of Biblical Literature 90.2 (June 1971): 140-148.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Donald J. Wiseman, "Rahab of Jericho," Tyndale Bulletin 14 (1964): 8-11. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Bryant G. Wood, "The Search for Joshua’s Ai," Richard S. Hess, Gerald A. Klingbeil & Paul J. Ray Jr., Critical Issues in Early Israelite History. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2008. Hbk. ISBN: 978-1575068046. pp.205-240.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book George Ernest Wright [1909-1974], "The Literary and Historical Problem of Joshua 10 and Judges 1," Journal of Near Eastern Studies (1946): 105-114.
Article in Journal or Book Y. Yadin, "Is the Biblical Account of the Israelite Conquest of Canaan Historically Reliable?" Biblical Archaeology Review 8 (1982): 16-23.
On-line Resource Edward J. Young, "The Alleged Secondary Deuteronomic Passages in the Book of Joshua," The Evangelical Quarterly 25.3 (1953): 142-157.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by kind permission of the copyright holder]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly K.L. Younger, Jr., Ancient Conquest AccountsK.L. Younger, Jr., Ancient Conquest Accounts: A Study in Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical History Writing. Journal for the Society of Old Testament Studies 98. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1990. ISBN: 9780567488367. pp.383. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book Z. Zevit, "Problems of Ai," Biblical Archaeology Review 11 (1985): 56-69.

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