Joshua 5:9-12

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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
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  • Yehoshua 5: Massoretic, Hebrew, JPS.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:

  • Chapter IX, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)

  • VI.26, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen. (c.230)

  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "In that Joshua worships him, he acknowledges him to be God: and in that he calls himself the Lord's captain he declares himself to be Christ."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "This teaches us not to expect supplies by miracles, when they may be had in a common way. The word and ordinances of God are spiritual manna, with which God nourishes his people in this wilderness. Though often forfeited, yet they are continued while we are here; but when we come to the heavenly Canaan, this manna will cease, for we shall no longer need it."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "The manna ceased - Which God now withheld, to shew that Manna was not an ordinary production of nature, but an extraordinary and special gift of God to supply their necessity. And because God would not be prodigal of his favours, by working miracles where ordinary means were sufficient."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "This abundance of food led to the discontinuance of the manna; and the fact of its then ceasing, viewed in connection with its seasonable appearance in the barren wilderness, is a striking proof of its miraculous origin."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Joshua 5:9-12, W. Dennis Tucker, Jr., at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary, 2010.
    • "The two central events at Gilgal, circumcision and Passover, become the final acts of the nation prior to possession of the land."
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • Joshua 5:9-12, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "The themes of this text from Joshua are clearly recognizable in the Lectionary gospel reading set for March 21st, Jesus’ story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11b-32). Jesus’ story is clearly shaped by the experience of the ‘lost’ children of Israel - the lost and reclaimed children of the forgiving God."
  • Joshua 5:9-12, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "We could ask and think about the rituals we have to remember the past, but also help us to move forward into a new state or part of the journey..."
  • Joshua 5:9-12, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
  • Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, Joshua 5:9-12, Wesley White, "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
  • "A New Start IS Possible," Expository Essay, Joshua 5:9-12, Dr. William R. Long.
    • "The Good News for today is that the shame of our past is rolled away, that those painful experiences of our past can be joyfully transmuted into ritual and that a new beginning, indeed, is possible."
• Articles & Background:
  • "Covenant Ritual," from Joshua and the Promised Land, Interactive Bible Study on the Web, A Resource from the Women's Division, General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church.
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  • Coats, George W., "An Exposition for the Conquest Theme," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1985.
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  • Dozeman, Thomas B., "The YAM-SÛP in the Exodus and the Crossing of the Jordan River," The Catholic Biblical Quartely, 1996.
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  • Kaminsky, Joel S., "Did Election Imply the Mistreatment of Non-Israelites?" Harvard Theological Review, 2003.
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  • Wangerin, Walter, Jr., "Jericho," Word & World, 1997.
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• With Children:
  • "Joshua Leads Israel," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
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• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, Joshua 5:11, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
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