Joshua

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Joshua is the sixth book of the Bible and has not traditionally been included in the Mosaic Law, the Pentateuch or the Torah. Investigations into the structure of Hebrew writing, however, have successfully shown Joshua to be part of the Hexateuch. In order, it makes up the end of the Historical Conclusion section of the Book of the Law and is split in half by the two sections Conquest of Canaan under Joshua (1-12) and Allotment of Canaan (13-24).

Initial Success (1-8)

A. Re: "The Book of the Law of Moses" (1)
- B. Rahab Hides the Spies (2)
  - C. The Jordan Stands Up - Israel crosses the Jordan (3,4)
    - D. Worship in the Promised Land (5)
  - C' Jericho Falls Down (6)
- B' Achan hides plunder - Achan and Ai (7:1-8:29)
A' Re: "The Book of the Law of Moses (8:30-35)

Conquer the Rest (9-12)

A. All the Kings as One (9:1,2)
- B. Israel makes peace with Gibeonites (9:3-27)
  - C. Defeat of the Southern Coalition (10:1-15)
    - D. Ritual at Makkedah (10:16-43)
  - C' Defeat of the Northern Coalition (11:1-15)
- B' Israel makes peace with none but the Gibeonites (11:16-23)
A' All the Kings One by One (12)

A. Introduction (13:1-7)
- B. Transjordan tribes (13:8-33)
  - C. Levites (14:1-5)
    - D. Personal allotment: Caleb (14:6-15)
      - E. non-Rachel tribe: Judah (15)
        F. Rachel tribe: Joseph (16,17)
        G. Shiloh (18:1-10)
        
        F' Rachel tribe: Benjamin (18:11-28)
      - E' non-Rachel tribe: (19:1-48)
    - D' Personal allotment: Joshua (19:49,50)
  - C' Levites (Joshua 20,21)
- B' Transjordan tribes (22)
A' Conclusion (23,24)