Date of Award
2005
Document Type
Honors Thesis (Colby Access Only)
Department
Colby College. Religious Studies Dept.
Advisor(s)
Joseph A. Marchal
Second Advisor
Debra Cambell
Abstract
The goals of this project are manifold. First, I will attempt to discover evidence in the book of Joshua that will lend support to the theory of a Josianic influence enacted in the 7th century BCE. I will do this through an analysis of the rhetoric in selected stories in Joshua using the ideas of Foucault. Second, I will address the significance of this kind of analysis as having potential for the emancipation of oppressed peoples. The first section delineates scholarly discussion on the literary and historical context of the book of Joshua. These scholarly works are foundational to this study because they situate the text within a particular period in history and within certain ideologies. Chapter 2 discusses the work of Foucault and how his ideas will be applied to particular texts of the book of Joshua. The focused analysis of these texts occurs within chapters 3 to 6. Chapter 7 presents an integration of the observations made through the analyses performed in the previous chapters and expands on the ethical significance of this study.
Keywords
Rhetoric, Bible studies, Violence, Foucauldian Power, Book of Joshua, Israelite Identity, Ethics
Recommended Citation
Koh, Clara, "The rhetorics of violence in Joshua: Foucauldian Power, Israelite Identity, and the Ethics of Interpretation" (2005). Honors Theses. Paper 531.https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/honorstheses/531
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