Joshua and the Rhetoric of Violence: A New Historicist Analysis

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Joshua and the Rhetoric of Violence examines the book of Joshua as a construction of national identity, and shows how the Deuteronomist used war oracle language and epic historical lore to negotiate sociopolitical boundaries . '

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"I found it fascinating from both a methodological and content stand point, because among other things it [Joshua and the Rhetoric of Violence] positioned and compared the texts she studied with other ancient non-Biblical Middle Eastern Battle narratives and suggest a particular historical function that the texts served during the process of their generation and transmission. Even more interesting was her appropriate use of epistemological theorist such as Michael Foucault and a number of other to suggest the culture specific functions that the text she studied embodied." - Philip Kaveny, The Midwest Book Review, July 2004 -- Philip Kaveny * Midwest Book Review, The *