Eoghan
Puritan Board Senior
As I read Joshua 2 I am struck by the total disregard for a chronological sequence of events. Instead the narrator focuses on different aspects of the story: first the danger the spies were in and Rahab's courage before the king's soldiers, then the confession of faith from Rahab and the agreement to spare her, then the act of lowering them from the window then back to a more leisurely discussion of the details before resuming the escape and return.
If it was a film then it would constitute cut-scenes (?) but the editing is part of the text. Just as a film buff might analyse why some background of the actor as a child is placed in flashback so we need to see the editing process as part of the text. The arrangement tells us something! Like a highlighter or marking pen the author is anxious to tell the story in segments to give added emphasis.
I just wonder how often we notice this: in an age where people preach on a single verse?
If it was a film then it would constitute cut-scenes (?) but the editing is part of the text. Just as a film buff might analyse why some background of the actor as a child is placed in flashback so we need to see the editing process as part of the text. The arrangement tells us something! Like a highlighter or marking pen the author is anxious to tell the story in segments to give added emphasis.
I just wonder how often we notice this: in an age where people preach on a single verse?