The Book of Joshua - The New International Commentary of the Old Testament

Each commentary opens with an introduction to the biblical book, looking especially at questions concerning its background, authorship, date, purpose, structure, and theology.  A select bibliography also points readers to resources for their own study.  The author's own translation from the original Hebrew forms the basis of the commentary proper.  Verse-by-verse comments nicely balance in-depth discussions of technical matters -- textual criticism, critical problems, and so on -- with exposition of the biblical writer's theology and its implications for the life of faith today.