Abstract
The book of Joshua curiously concludes with two farewell speeches by Joshua, who have different functions and come from different production backgrounds. Joshua 23 insists that the conquest will ultimately succeed only if the recipients remain committed to the divine law. This text is the work of Deuteronomistic writers. Chapter 24 adds the book of Joshua to the Torah, creating a Hexateuch. Joshua is presented as a second Moses. The account of his death is quite different in the Massoretic and Greek versions.
