What Can Catholics Learn from the Book of Joshua?

[Seminarian_Matt]

For example, what are some of the parallels between Joshua and Our Lord?

 

[COPLAND_3]

Some interesting parallels from the Church Fathers

1. Jesus assumed power after the death of the law, which prefigured by Joshua’s succession of Moses. -Origen
2. Joshua prefigured Christ by victoriously leading the Israelites into the promised land and ushering in a new law. - Lactantius

 

[Marsha_Adams]

Joshua 24:15
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

 

[Seminarian_Matt]

Some interesting parallels from the Church Fathers

1. Jesus assumed power after the death of the law, which prefigured by Joshua’s succession of Moses. -Origen
2. Joshua prefigured Christ by victoriously leading the Israelites into the promised land and ushering in a new law. - Lactantius

This is good. Do you have links to the original texts that you mention from Origen and Lactantius?

 

[COPLAND_3]

This is good. Do you have links to the original texts that you mention from Origen and Lactantius?

Here are some commentaries litteralchristianlibrary.wetpaint.com/page/Historical%3A+Joshua-Macabees

The references I gave come from the Ancient Christian Commentary link. I assure you that will find many other examples among those resources.