Current Perspectives on the Historicity and Timing of the Conquest of Canaan

Jonathan Moore, D.P.M., Ph.D.

Reason and Revelation, 2023

The historicity of the biblical Conquest, as presented in the book of Joshua, continues to be challenged by secular archaeologists and scholars, causing many to question the reliability of Scripture. Among the challenges facing those who defend the authenticity of Scripture is that there is allegedly no evidence/documentation for the Conquest outside the Bible. Furthermore, skeptics are quick to point out that the Bible is a religious text, so the Conquest account could have been exaggerated or even invented to support a particular regime or theology. To counter this, Christians can appeal to the ever-growing archaeological evidence in support of the Bible's historical trustworthiness.