Biblical Historical Context

A Christian layman’s perspective on the intersection between archaeology, historical criticism, text, and faith.

Joshua 10 and 11: Genre and the common narrative structure

13 minute read

The relevance of Tiglath-Pileser I’s propaganda to Joshua 10 and 11, or, Joshua 10 & 11 look uncannily similar if you squint.

3 minute read

Unloved and unlabelled treasures gather dust on unlit shelves.

16 minute read

Hyperbole, the millions of ways it features in the Joshua 10 and 11 conquest accounts, and why that’s not a big deal.

8 minute read

Assyrian and Hittite annals, and what they tell us about the formulaic nature of the conquest accounts in Joshua.