Prospects and Perils in the Land of Promise

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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 January 2025

Cameron B. R. Howard

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Keith Bodner

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Keith Bodner: Affiliation:
Crandall University, Canada

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Summary

The journey through the wilderness ends with the people of Israel in the land of promise, but it is fraught with snares and temptations in the turbulent books of Joshua and Judges.

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Joshua Judges Ambiguity Rahab Samson

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Information: The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative , pp. 82 - 98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108888882.005 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2025

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