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Joshua's Contradictions: Why the Bible Undermines Its Own Conquest

The Book of Joshua claims total conquest of Canaan — then admits, three chapters later, that "very much land" remains. This video examines the internal contradictions of Joshua, the composite layers of the Jericho narrative, the theological logic of herem ("the ban"), and why the editors preserved these tensions rather than smoothing them out. The result is a reading of Joshua not as a military history, but as a theological argument about divine faithfulness. Key concepts covered: • The two-part structure of Joshua (Conquest in Chs. 2–12, Division in Chs. 13–24) • The Jericho narrative as a composite text — two woven source strands • Herem (the ban): total destruction as sacred devotion to Yahweh • Sweeping summary verses as theological declarations, not military reports • The geography problem: battles cluster in a tiny area despite claims of total conquest • The Jerusalem contradiction: Joshua 12:10 vs. Judges 1:21 • Judges 1 as a corrective: slow, incomplete, tribe-by-tribe settlement • Why contradictions were preserved — multiple traditions as editorial principle • A transferable reading skill: checking whether ancient texts complicate their own claims — ORIGINAL SOURCE This video is based on content from the following source:    • Lecture 12. The Deuteronomistic History: L...   All credit for the original scholarship and presentation belongs to the original creator(s). This video is a condensed educational adaptation. — About Ludium Learn. Play. Discover. Ludium distills long lectures into focused concept videos, making complex ideas accessible and precise. GitHub: https://github.com/Augustinus12835/au... #BookOfJoshua #BiblicalStudies #HebrewBible #OldTestament #Herem #BiblicalContradictions #TextualCriticism #Theology