Breytenbach, A.P.B. (Andries Petrus Bernardus), 1944-2010-02-102010-02-102002Breytenbach, APB 2002, 'Die letterlike vertolking van metaforiese taal in Josua 10:12-14 : The literal understanding of metaphoric language in Joshua 10:12-14', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 1337-1355.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12963In this article the well-known passage in Joshua 10:12-14 is critically investigated within the context of the pericope of Joshua 10. A literary critical investigation shows, inter alia, that the oldest version of the pericope probably was a heroic saga of Joshua’s campaign, with the miraculous intervention of YHWH having been “written into” the narrative at a later stage. During the latter process a poetic fragment, the original of which is lost to us, was interpreted literally, thus creating a miracle account. This miracle account serves the main focus of the pericope: YHWH alone makes possible the impossible for his people.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaJoshua 10:12-14Bible -- O.T. -- Joshua X, 12-14 -- Criticism, TextualMetaphor in the BibleBible -- Language, styleMiraclesArticle