The Bible For Normal People

Episode 227: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Joshua

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Nov 21, 2022
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INSIGHT

Passover's Late National Start

  • Official national Passover celebrations likely began under King Josiah, not during Joshua's or earlier times.
  • Early Passovers may have been family-level events, not reflected in historical records as national observances.
INSIGHT

Rahab's Role Is Pragmatic

  • Rahab's role in Jericho was strategic, hiding spies so the conquest could succeed.
  • Her faithfulness is more practical fear than theological conversion from a modern viewpoint.
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Archaeology Contradicts Jericho Siege

  • Archaeology shows Jericho was minimally inhabited with no massive walls at conquest time.
  • This conflicts sharply with the biblical story of Jericho's walls falling dramatically.
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