Contents

Foreword
Introduction – 1 –
Part One – Background – 5 –
    Who Was Joshua? – 5 –
    Introduction to the Chiastic Approach – 23 –
    Structure of the Book of Joshua

– 35 –
Part Two – The Battle – 41 –
    First Outer Tier Chiasm – 41 –
    Chapter 1 - The Lord Assures Joshua – 43 –
    Chapter 2 - The Lord Has Given the Whole Land – 51 –
    Chapters 3 and 4 - Transformed at the Jordan – 65 –
    Chapter 5 - Sins of the Fathers – 83 –
    Chapter 6 - The Deliverance of Jericho – 101 –
    Chapter 7 - Achan's Sin – 121 –
    Chapter 8 - Achan's Sin is Resolved – 131 –
    Chapter 9 - Gibeonites are Grafted-In to God's Community – 145 –
    Chapter 10 - The Sun Stands Still – 153 –
    Chapters 11 and 12 - More Kings are Defeated

– 161 –
Part Three – The Allotments – 169 –
    Second Outer Tier Chiasm – 169 –
    Chapters 13 to 21 - Allotments of the Land – 171 –
    Chapter 22 - An Altar to Remember Us By – 181 –
    Chapters 23 and 24 - Love the Lord, Serving Him Faithfully – 193 –
    Concluding Remarks

– 207 –
Spiritual Principles – 211 –