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A 6 page research paper that offers an exegetical analysis of Joshua 24:13-18. The writer first cites the passage and then discusses authorship and historical information before offering analysis. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant. 14 "Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away
the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this
day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me
and my household, we will serve the LORD." 16 Then the people answered, "Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods! 17 It was the
LORD our God himself who brought us and our fathers up out of Egypt, from that land of slavery, and performed those great signs before our eyes. He protected us
on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we traveled. 18 And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites, who lived in
the land. We too will serve the LORD, because he is our God" (New International Version of the Bible). Authorship: The Book of Joshua is believed to have
been written prior to the time of David due to internal references in the text and, furthermore, internal evidence in the text suggests that the "author lived not long after
the death" of Joshua (Drum, 2006). As to the question of whether or not Joshua himself wrote the book, with the exception of the epilogue, Catholic scholarship is divided and
some scholars have pointed out signs of later editing (Drum, 2006). Historical situation: As happened periodically throughout the history recounted by the Old Testament, the Israelite people at the
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