ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the juxtaposition of two episodes, Joshua 1 and 2, in Biblical narrative as an act of communicating a complex evaluation of characters and events. The juxtaposition of units of narrative, usually episodes in an unfolding drama, was a key means by which Biblical narrative communicated its messages to its ancient audiences, including the evaluation of characters and events. The juxtaposition of the episodes in Joshua 1 and 2 affects the audience's evaluation of each individual episode, and thereby is a means for communicating a more complex evaluation of Joshua and the Israelites. The chapter examines these stories with particular reference to how they interact with each other and the meaning that is created by their juxtaposition. The juxtaposition of the stories is itself an act of communication of ideas, because of the interpretative effect of placing the stories in contiguity.
