TABLE 6.1 MAJOR DIVISIONS OF JOSHUA-JUDGES

A. Joshua 1–12: Israel’s Conquest of Cisjordan under Joshua’s leadership

1. Preparation for conquest: 1 2. Spying out Jericho; treaty with Rahab: 2 3. Crossing of the Jordan River: 3–4 4. Israel at Gilgal: circumcision; Passover, theophany: 5 5. Conquest of Jericho; rescue of Rahab: 6 6. Achan’s theft; defeat at Ai; Achan’s punishment: 7 7. Conquest of Ai: 8:1-29 8. Altar and reading of the Law at Mt. Ebal and Mt. Gerizim: 8:30-35 9. Treaty with the Gibeonites: 9 10. Battle at Gibeon/Beth-horon; conquests to the south: 10 11. Battle at Merom; conquests in the north: 11:1-15 12. Summaries of conquests and list of defeated kings: 11:16—12:24

B. Joshua 13–22: Allotments of Land to Tribes and to Public Institutions by Joshua

13. Preparation for land allotments: 13:1-7 14. “Flashback” to allotments of land to Reuben, Gad, and half-Manasseh by Moses in Transjordan: 13:8-33 15. Land allotments to Caleb, Judah, Ephraim, and half-Manasseh in Cisjordan: 14–17 16. Land allotments to Benjamin, Simeon, Zebulun, Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, Dan, and to Joshua in Cisjordan: 18–19 17. Designation of six cities of refuge for legal asylum: 20 18. Designation of forty-eight cities for the priestly Levites, and brief summary of conquest- settlement: 21 19. Dispute of Transjordanian and Cisjordanian tribes over an altar built by the former at the Jordan River: 22

C. Joshua 23–24: Two Farewell Addresses of Joshua

20. Joshua warns Israel against apostasy from Yahweh and consequent annihilation/expulsion from the land: 23 21. Joshua recites saving deeds of Yahweh and brings tribes into treaty with Yahweh; Joshua’s death recorded: 24

D. Judges: 1:1—2:5: Piecemeal and Incomplete Conquests of Land by Individual Tribes after Death of Joshua

22. Judah, Simeon, Othniel, Kenites, and Caleb take the southland: 1:1-20 23. Benjamin fails to take Jerusalem: 1:21 24. House of Joseph takes Bethel, but its member tribes Manasseh and Ephraim fail to drive out Canaanites: 1:22-29 25. Zebulun fails to drive out Canaanites: 1:30 Table 6.1 continues on following page

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D. Judges: 1:1—2:5: Piecemeal and Incomplete Conquests of Land by Individual Tribes after Death of Joshua (cont.)

26. Asher fails to drive out Canaanites: 1:31-32 27. Naphtali fails to drive out Canaanites: 1:33 28. Dan fails to drive out Amorites, but Ephraim conquers the Amorites: 1:34-35 29. Messenger of Yahweh announces: because of Israel’s treaties with Canaanites, Yahweh will not drive out the Canaanites whose religion will “snare” Israel: 2:1-5

E. Judges 2:6—3:6: Interpretive Introduction to the Era of Judges

30. Joshua’s death retold; a new generation arises who do not know Yahweh: 2:6-10 31. Theological introduction: Yahweh raises judges to deliver sinful and unrepentant Israel: 2:11-19 32. Theological introduction: Yahweh will not drive out Canaanites who will “test” Israel’s obedience to Yahweh and “train” Israel in war: 2:20—3:6

F. Judges 3:7—16:31: Narratives and Annals of “Judges/Deliverers” in Military Roles ( = M) or in Civil Roles ( = C)

33. Othniel of Judah (M): 3:7-11 34. Ehud of Benjamin (M): 3:12-30 35. Shamgar (M): 3:31 36. Deborah of Ephraim (C and M[?]) and Barak of Naphtali (M): 4–5 37. Gideon of Manasseh (M): 6–8 38. Abimelech of Manasseh/Shechem, an illegitimate king: 9 39. Tola of Issachar (C): 10:1-2 40. Jair of Gilead (C): 10:3-5 41. Jephthah of Gilead (M): 10:6—12:6; (C): 12:7 42. Ibzan of Judah or Zebulun (C): 12:8-10 43. Elon of Zebulun (C): 12:11-12 44. Abdon of Ephraim (C): 12:13-15 45. Samson of Dan (M): 13–16

G. Judges 17–21: Two Narrative Supplements

46. Resettlement of the tribe of Dan and foundation of a sanctuary with a kidnapped Levite as its priest: 17–18 47. Crime and punishment of the tribe of Benjamin for the rape-murder of a Levite’s concubine; measures to save Benjamin from annihilation: 19–21

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