Purpose: To give the history of Israel's conquest of the Promise Land
Author: Joshua, except for the ending…which may have been written by the High Priest, Phinehas; an eye witness to the events recounted there.
Original Audience: People of Israel
Key Places: Jericho, Ai, Mt. Ebal, Mt. Gerizim, Gibeon, Gilgal, Shiloh, Shechem
Key Verse: Joshua Chapter 1:11 "Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it."
Key People:
Joshua, Rahab, Achan, Phinehas, Eleazar
Key Place: Jericho, Ai, Mount Ebal, Mount Gezirim, Gibeon, Gilgal, Shilol, Shechem