Uncovering Sefer Yehoshua

Uncovering Sefer YehoshuaHow did those standing on Mount Gerizim and Mount Eival hear the blessings and curses from the Levites who were standing so far away. Is the stone structure that was discovered on Mount Eival the altar built by Yehoshua? Why did the tribe of Yosef claim that they were deprived of their inheritance, and how did Yehoshua reconcile them? How far does the land promised to Avraham Avinu extend to the north? Did Yehoshua capture all this territory? How did

• How did those standing on Mount Gerizim and Mount Eival hear the blessings and curses from the Levites who were standing so far away.
  
• Is the stone structure that was discovered on Mount Eival the altar built by Yehoshua?
  
• Why did the tribe of Yosef claim that they were deprived of their inheritance, and how did Yehoshua reconcile them?
  
• How far does the land promised to Avraham Avinu extend to the north? Did Yehoshua capture all this territory?
  
• How did David HaMelech and Shmuel HaNavi derive from verses in Sefer Yehoshua the exact location of the Beis HaMikdash?
• Uncovering Sefer Yehoshua explores these and many other fascinating questions with a fresh and unique approach. Using dozens of accurate maps, Rabbi Yehudah Landy illustrates the division of Eretz Yisrael and elucidates enigmatic pesukim in Sefer Yehoshua,in a clear and user-friendly way. Uncovering Sefer Yehoshua is not just another commentary. It raises the reader to a new level of understanding by synchronizing Tanach and Chazal with archeological evidence and modern scientific research. The crossing of the Jordan River, conquest of Yericho, blessings and curses of Mount Gerizim and Mount Eival, division of the Land — all these and much more can now be studied with greater knowledge and clarity. This deluxe album edition includes magnificent photos, most of them in full color, painstakingly photographed and collected over many years. Dozens of highly professional, accurate maps illustrate Sefer Yehoshua as never before. Rabbi Yehudah Landy zt”l was a renowned scholar, researcher, and archeology expert. This book, completed right before his untimely passing, is the third in a popular bestselling series, joining his previous Purim and the Persian Empire and Uncovering Sefer Yirmiyahu, and includes a moving biography and tribute to the author. “Only an erudite scholar could do this, one expert in the Torah as well as the words of our Sages in Shas Bavli and Yerushalmi, Tosefta, Sifra, and Sifrei. [Rabbi Landy’s] gifted and blessed talents, along with his awesomely consistent study schedule when at home and on the road, combined with his love of Hashem and His holy Land — all these gave him alone the capacity to address this subject.” Rav Aryeh Shulman shlita, Mara D’Asra of Telz-Stone