Joshua

The Story of God Bible Commentary

by Lissa Wray Beal, Tremper Longman III (Editor)

A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story.

The first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts. Its story-centric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike.

Each volume employs three main, easy-to-use sections designed to help readers live out God's

LISTEN to the  Includes complete NIV text with references to other texts at work in each passage, encouraging the reader to hear it within the Bible's grand story.EXPLAIN the  Explores and illuminates each text as embedded in its canonical and historical setting.LIVE the  Reflects on how each text can be lived today and includes contemporary stories and illustrations to aid preachers, teachers, and students. 

—Joshua—

The book of Joshua continues the story of Genesis to Deuteronomy, bringing Israel into the land promised Abraham in Genesis 12. Joshua's emphasis on God’s gift of the land, the conduct of warfare and the treatment of Canaan's inhabitants, and the importance of obedience to the law of Moses all arise out of this long narrative.

Edited by Scot McKnight and Tremper Longman III, and written by a number of top-notch theologians, The Story of God Bible Commentary series will bring relevant, balanced, and clear-minded theological insight to any biblical education or ministry.

451 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 22, 2019

About the author

Lissa Wray Beal is professor of Old Testament at Providence Theological Seminary in Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada. She is coeditor of Prophets, Prophecy, and Ancient Israelite Historiography (Eisenbrauns) and author of The Deuteronomist's Prophet (T & T Clark).

Reviews

[Matthew Lynch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rarely is a commentary readable from start to finish. But Lissa Wray Beal's wonderful Joshua commentary is different. It offers a helpful mix of in-depth text analysis (without drowning the reader) and bigger-picture studies that gather the various threads running through Joshua into the larger story of Scripture. I especially appreciated the attention given to themes like violence in Joshua, the remarkable inclusion of women's stories (Rahab, Acsah, Zelophehad's daughters), and to the elevation of the lesser siblings/groups/people. Her commentary also introduces interpreters to figural exegesis through the writings of Origen and Jerome, and offers insights from comparative Ancient Near Eastern sources for nearly every chapter. I also appreciated the ways Beal sought to provide multiple points of connection for contemporary readers, without flatting the text into a series of short life lessons or turning Joshua into a simple hero. I'd love to be in a church where pastors taught through Joshua using a resource like this.

[Amy Jacobsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

2023 is the year of Joshua. This commentary series continues to be one of my go to’s for personal study

[Allison Wise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great commentary, definitely more dense than Smith's but still readable for anyone! I found myself disagreeing with her over a few minor issues but overall I really enjoyed this, and it was helpful!