Christ and Conquest

In Christ and Conquest, Old Testament scholar George M. Schwab explores the meaning of the biblical book of Joshua and how it connects to the Gospels’ portrayal of Christ and to Christians today.

For each section of the book of Joshua, the author asks: What would the described events have meant in the time of Joshua? What was the historical situation? How does each section warn, encourage, exhort, and teach? What would the book have meant to the Israelites during the time of the exile?

The book also discusses such questions as: How does this text advance the gospel of Jesus Christ? How is it fulfilled in him? How does it anticipate his work? How does the book of Joshua lead the reader to draw closer to Jesus, and serve him with more knowledge and fidelity? What does it say to the church today? How does it yearn for the end of all things? How does it offer hope?

Written in a conversational and even sometimes humorous manner, Christ and Conquest brings a fresh Christian perspective to the book of Joshua.

Accessible biblical-theological presentation that interacts with the Hebrew text Analysis enables non-Hebrew readers to understand and use Hebrew words Delves with some depth into critical issues An honest, authentic, and devotional read of Joshua accessible to lay Christians

1. Opening Credits
2. Acknowledgements
3. Part 1: Welcome to the Book of Joshua | Chapter 1: Introduction
4. Chapter 2: Journaling Joshua
5. Chapter 3: Principally Prophetic
6. Chapter 4: Conquest Compendium
7. Part 2: Conquest Digest | Chapter 5: Reading Rehab, Part 1
8. Chapter 5: Reading Rehab, Part 2
9. Chapter 6: Should We Kill Like Joshua?
10. Chapter 7: Judea Junket
11. Chapter 8: Jericho Has Got to Go
12. Chapter 9: Oy, Ai!
13. Chapter 10: Lauding the Law
14. Chapter 11: Tetrapolis Tether
15. Chapter 12: Silent Sun, Moot Moon
16. Chapter 13: Cosmologic Logic
17. Chapter 14: Narcotizing the North
18. Chapter 15: Razing Hazor
19. Chapter 16: Counting Kingly Ginks
20. Part 3: Settling in the Land | Chapter 17: Cited Cities
21. Chapter 18: Parceling Parcels
22. Chapter 19: Transforming Transjordanian Intransigence
23. Chapter 20: Joshua's Jawing
24. Part 4: What Is Joshua About? | Chapter 21: Jesus in Joshua
25. Appendix: A Cosmic Event
26. Closing Credits
27. Christ and Conquest Sample