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In the Joshua 3-4 segment there are some crucial issues to consider that help to frame this pivotal episode in early Israelite narrative history: entering the land of Canaan. The Isaiah passage on the other hand is pivotal to Christians, but the whole story in that passage is central to the meaning of the most quotable verse. In the New Testament, we're reading some second temple Jewish apocalyptic in order to better appreciate the early Christian apocalypticism of 1 Thessalonians.

Finally in this week's extra-long episode, I read some extracts from Inspired, a 2018 book by Christian writer (and fellow millennial) Rachel Held Evans. Rachel tragically and unexpectedly died on May 4th. She has rebuilt her Christian faith in the most public ways for over ten years - and even though, as a Christadelphian, I've had not really had any of the fundamental doctrinal issues to deconstruct, her story of re-framing and re-focusing her faith and Bible reading has resonated with me in so many ways. May we all be so valiant in challenging ourselves and our Christian culture to be more truly biblical and Jesus-like.

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It's a longer episode this week because for once I just didn't want to cut anything. It's the Joshua segment that runs well over my usual time limit, but I hope that you find the extra content as useful as I did while I was re-reading the passage in the light of observations from the disciplines of source criticism and form criticism. There's a load of ancient literature packed into this week's episode, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint versions of the Hebrew Bible, and some non-biblical material from the Dead Sea Scrolls that nevertheless sets the scene for that messianic Jewish sect that became Christianity. Enjoy!

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References

Abegg Jr., Martin; Flint, Peter; Ulrich, Eugene(2002). The Dead Sea Scrolls Bible. New York, NY: HarperOne.
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Goldingay, John (2001). Isaiah, Understanding The Bible Commentary Series. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.
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Hawk, L. Daniel. (2000). Joshua, Berit Olam Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press.
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Vermes, Geza (2011). The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English (7th Edition). London: Penguin Classics.
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Walker, Larry L. (2005). Isaiah, in Cornerstone Biblical Commentary: Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Lamentations. Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House.
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Links

episode #40: life and taxes, a look at the less apocalyptic material in 1 Thessalonians 5

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Joshua 3, Joshua 4, Joshua 5, Joshua 8, Deuteronomy 27, Isaiah 9, 1 Thessalonians 5, BOJOSH, DSSBIBLE2002, BAKERUBOT23IS, CSTONECM23IS, DSS, LXX