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The End of the Beginning presents a chapter-by-chapter interpretation of Joshua and Judges, based on the author's translation. Johanna van Wijk-Bos accompanies the reader through the story of Israel from the entry into Canaan up to the time of Samuel. van Wijk-Bos weaves together the memories of ancient Israel's past into a story that speaks to the traumatic context of postexilic Judah.
The books of Joshua and Judges were written for education, edification,...
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In The Land and Its Kings biblical scholar Johanna van Wijk-Bos accompanies the reader across a large sweep of the story of Israel, from the end of King David's reign through the fall of Jerusalem approximately 400 years later. She views these memories of Israel's past, as they are woven together in Kings, from the perspective of the traumatic context of postexilic Judah.
Van Wijk-Bos writes as a scholar of the Bible with deep commitments to feminism...
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Ancient stories invoking contemporary questions and providing insight for an uncertain future
The Road to Kingship is the second volume in the A People and a Land trilogy and presents a chapter-by-chapter interpretation of 1—2 Samuel, based on the author's translation. Johanna van Wijk-Bos reacquaints readers with familiar stories like David and Goliath while also introducing them to lesser-known biblical personalities like Doeg the Edomite and...
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