In the latest volume of the Apollos Old Testament Commentary series, Pekka Pitk?nen shows the relevance of Joshua to modern readers. While he remains anchored in the world of the text throughout the commentary, Pitk?nen brings contemporary geopolitical issues to bear on Joshua and the genocidal "Israelite conquest tradition."

Pekka M. A. Pitkänen is Senior Lecturer and Course Leader of the Open Theological College course at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK, where he studied for his PhD. His thesis was published as Central Sanctuary and Centralization of Worship in Ancient Israel: From the Settlement to the Building of Solomon's Temple (Gorgias Press).