TY - BOOK AU - Farber,Zev TI - Images of Joshua in the Bible and their reception T2 - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, SN - 9783110343366 AV - BS580.J7 F37 2016 U1 - 222/.2092 23 PY - 2016///] CY - Berlin, Boston PB - De Gruyter KW - Joshua KW - Typology (Theology) KW - fast KW - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Biblical Joshua(s) -- Pre-biblical Joshua(s) -- Hellenistic and Second Temple Joshua(s) -- Samaritan Joshua(s) -- Early Christian Joshua(s) -- Rabbinic Joshua(s) N2 - What is the bond between a cultural icon and the surrounding culture? Using Joshua as an exemplar, this book investigates the presentation of his character in the Bible and explores the continuities and discontinuities in his reception among classical interpreters, Jewish, Christian and Samaritan. The study of a hero shared by several cultures sheds light on the elements that bind these cultures together as well as those that keep them apart UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1289647 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=1289647 ER -