The book of Joshua almost opens and almost closes with theological statements by a marginal Canaanite woman and a powerful Israelite man, in 2:9–13 and 24:2–24. Rahab and Joshua begin by speaking of God’s acts, but go on also to speak of his being, and together their statements suggest a framework for articulating theological themes in the book:

·        Yahweh brought the Israelites from Egypt

·        Yahweh gave Israel the land of Canaan

·        Yahweh is God in heaven and on earth, a holy God and a passionate God

·        Canaanites can come to acknowledge him; Israelites must commit themselves to him

The paper posted under “Prophets” looks at those themes in Joshua