John Goldingay gives a detailed exposition of Israel's entrance into the promised land, with God's faithfulness, covenant fulfillment and the call to courageous obedience against overwhelming odds as the recurring concerns.

The volume offers in-depth analysis of the historical, literary and theological dimensions of Joshua, with attention to the conquest narratives, the distribution of the land and the closing covenant renewal, together with a fresh translation of the Hebrew. Goldingay does not evade the moral questions the conquest raises.