in addition to slaughter of most inhabitants (acc. to Joshua), remaining inhabitants expected to adopt Israelite religion (worship of Yahweh), customs (e.g., male circumcision), political structures (integrated into tribal system, & later Israelite kingdoms), & identity (they became Israelites)--how does this perspective compare with experiences of modern victims of colonialism? how do non-privileged groups under imperial domination react to colonialism?
a postcolonial reading of this account offers a diametrically contrasting perspective to that of the Deuteronomistic Historian--is this a valid way to read this passage?
the execution of Achan & his family for defying the ban is an example of corporate punishment common in ancient world, inc. Israel, but later explicitly outlawed by prophets Jeremiah & Ezekiel--postcolonial reading of this passage could emphasize cruelty of imperial hegemony even over privileged individuals & families, or it could see Achan’s breaking of law of the ban as challenging this aspect of imperial authority (is such an order logical? cf. 1 Sam 15)--cf. John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry, VA, in 1859
what does the Kipling's poem "The White Man's Burden" reveal about colonial attitudes toward the native peoples living in imperial colonies? do you see evidence of similar attitudes in the biblical text?