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Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and was approximately written around 1250 to 1200 B.C. after the dessert wondering. The author is unknown and possibly from the Deuteronomic tradition of writing in the seventh or sixth century B.C.
 * Authorship and Period Covered **

The book of Joshua is a twenty-four chapter story about a west-Jordanic Palestine man who became an Israelite hero and great leader. Joshua was first mentioned in one of Moses recounts in Deuteronomy 3:28 where the Lord commanded Moses to “charge Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, because it is he who shall cross over at the head of this people." Moses was a major influence on Joshua. He remained close to Moses for years, watching Moses as he followed God in an almost perfect way. Joshua learnt to pray in a personal way from Moses and obey through Moses example.
 * Background**

The book of Joshua begins after Moses death where Joshua as a devoted follower of Moses and the Covenant, leads the generation of Israeli people that didn’t perish in the desert in a conquest to take over their Promised Land. A theme is developed throughout the Book of Joshua where Joshua is compared to Moses and many of his actions are repeated. Joshua is also continually portrayed as an ideal leader of Israel, a prototype for the future kings of Israel, and one who keeps the teaching of Moses in its entirety.

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