5.1 Two Views of the Conquest
1. Describe why one has to read both Joshua
and Judges to get a more balanced view of the conquest.
5.2 The International Scene
1. Describe who the "Sea Peoples" were and
how they affected the history of Israel.
5.3 The Invasion of Canaan
5.3.1 Preparations for the Invasion (Josh.
1:1-2:24)
1. Describe how the Israelites prepared to
invade the land of Canaan.
5.3.2 The Waters Part Again (Josh. 3:1-5:1)
1. Summarize the crossing of the Jordan River
by the Israelites.
2. Compare the crossing of the Jordan River
by the Israelites to the crossing of the Sea of Reeds in the Exodus.
5.3.3 And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (Josh.
5:2-6:27)
1. Describe how the narration of the battle
for Jericho indicates the religious nature of the story.
2. Describe the nature and basis for the concept
of "holy war" in the Old Testament.
3. Critically evaluate the continuation of
the principle of "holy war" into the modern world.
5.3.4 Trouble in the Camp (Josh. 7:1-26)
1. Describe how the story of Achan illustrates
the principles of Holy War.
2. Descirbe how the principle of corporate
personality helps us to understand the punishment inflicted upon Achan
and his family.
5.3.5 Those Tricky Gibeonites (Josh. 9:1-27)
1. Describe how the story of the Gibeonites
illustrates the importance of a covenant.
5.3.6 The Five Kings of the South (Josh. 10:1-27)
5.3.7 Joshua's Conquests (Josh. 10:28-12:24)
5.4 Dividing the Land and Renewing a Covenant
5.4.1 The Dividing of the Land (Josh. 13:1-21:45)
5.4.2 The Altar That Was Not an Altar (Josh.
22:1-34)
5.4.3 Joshua's Farewell and a Covenant-Renewal
Ceremony (Josh. 23:1-24:28; see also Josh. 8:30-35 and Deut. 27:1-26)
1. Identify what the story of the covenant-renewal
ceremony at Shechem says about the makeup of the people of Israel.
2. Describe the value of covenant-renewal
ceremonies.
5.4.3.1 The Influence of Canaanite Religion
1. Identify what elements of Israel's religion
may have been borrowed from the Canaanites.
2. Critically evaluate those borrowed elements
as to their worth, both good and bad.
5.4.4 Summary on Joshua's Version of the Conquest
5.5 Another Look at the Conquest
5.5.1 On with the Conquest (Judg. 1:1-2:5)
5.5.2 A Preview of the Book (Judg. 2:6-3:6)
1. Describe the Deuteronomic theme and why
it is so named.
5.6 The Period of the Judges
1. Illustrate from the lives of the various
judges how they could be called "charismatic leaders."
5.6.1 Othniel (Judg. 3:7-11)
5.6.2 Ehud, the Left-Handed Benjaminite (Judg.
3:12-30)
5.6.3 Shamgar: The Man with the Goad (Judg.
3:31)
5.6.4 Deborah and Barak: Women's Liberation
in the Twelfth Century B.C.E. (Judg. 4:1-5:31)
1. Describe the role women played in the defeat
of Sisera.
2. Describe the contribution of Deborah to
the Israelites as one of the judges.
5.6.5 Gideon: The Master of Surprise Attack
(Judg. 6:1-8:35)
1. Describe the basis of Gideon's strategy
against the Midianites.
5.6.6 Abimelech: A Nobody Who Thought He Was
Somebody (Judg. 9:1-25)
1. Summarize Jotham's fable and its meaning.
5.6.7 Jephthah: A Man Who Made a Foolish Vow
and Kept It (Judg. 10:6-12:7)
1. Evaluate Jephthah's vow resulting in the
sacrifice of his daughter in light of Genesis 22.
5.6.8 Samson: a Brilliant Failure (Judg. 13:1-16:31)
1. Evaluate Samson's role as a judge.
2. Describe the concept of a nazirite.
5.7 There Was No King in Israel: Three Stories
1. Summarize the story about Micah in Judges
17-19.
5.7.1 Micah and the Levite (Judg. 17:1-13)
5.7.2 The Move of the Tribe of Dan (Judg.
18:1-31)
5.7.3 The Levite and the Sin of Benjamin (Judg.
19:1-21:25)
5.8 Summary of the Book of Judges
1. Define the term amphictyony and
its relevance to the Israelites.
5.9 Recent Views of the Conquest
1. Summarize each of the four views listed
below of the conquest.
5.9.1 An Invasion
5.9.2 A Peaceful Infiltration
5.9.3 A Peasant's Revolt
5.9.4 Canaanites Turned Israelites
a division of 
All rights reserved©