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Jared August & Jonathan Lough

Jared August is associate professor of biblical studies at the Word of Life Bible Institute in Pottersville, New York.

Jonathan Lough is assistant professor of theology and apologetics and chair of the Bible department at the Word of Life Bible Institute in Pottersville, New York.

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Achan and Annihilation? Hyperbolic Language and the Justice of Yahweh in Joshua 7

by Jared August & Jonathan Lough

The conquest language of Joshua is often taken as hyperbolic, particularly in chapters 6–10. This essay attempts to apply a hyperbolic reading to Joshua 7 and the Achan account, proposing that such a reading deals best with the larger context as well as the textual…

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Themelios is a peer-reviewed international evangelical theological journal that expounds on the historic Christian faith. Its primary audience is theological students, pastors and scholars. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the UK, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008.

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