The Book of Joshua

The New International Commentary on the Old Testament

by Marten H. Woudstra

Woudstra's work on the Book of Joshua is a contribution to The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Like its companion series on the New Testament, this commentary devotes considerable care to achieving a balance between technical information and homiletic-devotional interpretation.

Genres: Reference, Old Testament, Biblical Studies, Theology, Religion

396 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 27, 1981

About the author

Dutch-born evangelical theologian, biblical scholar, seminary professor, minister of the Christian Reformed Church, and author.

Reviews

[Michael Beck · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, conservative exegetical commentary on Joshua.

[Josiah Richardson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read to follow along with our church’s sermons on the book of Joshua. This one was very heavily weighted on the historical and technical background, which is certainly helpful, but proves to be a disadvantage simply due to the age of this commentary (written almost 45 years ago). Still, the amount of detail that Woudstra provided here is why this is still considered a top-tier commentary on the book of Joshua.

[Kofi Opoku · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wouldn’t consider this one of the top commentaries on Joshua. While I generally love the NICOT series, this one feels somewhat perfunctory in many parts, particularly in the author’s treatment of the opening chapters of Joshua. Nonetheless, it still offers a valuable technical overview.

[Lark · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nah this isn’t the one
Someone please tell me there’s a commentary out there that isn’t someone trying soooo hard to ignore critical scholarship and hand-waving it all away to get as close to biblical inerrancy as possible while not looking like a complete fool!

[Rory · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful to some degree when it comes to the more technical aspects of exegesis, and occasionally has profound theological insights. Not much in the way of bridging to NT or application.

[David Campton · Rating 4 out of 5]

An unashamedly conservative commentary on this difficult book of the Old Testament, but one that take archaeological evidence and Biblical criticism seriously, and yet is still written in accessible language. Don't know if it has dated much since it was written over 30 years ago now and I haven't kept up to date with academic old testament theology.

[Jorie · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[A · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very violent compilation of myths.

[Phubc]

our hard cover copy has a pink cover