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Yes. The universal Jewish tradition as attested explicitly in Joshua itself (ch. 24) and in the Talmud (Bava Bathra 14b), is that Joshua wrote the book that bears his name.

The last few verses, concerning Joshua's death, are assumed to be a postscript penned by Elazar son of Aaron and by Elazar's son Pinchas (Bava Bathra 15a).

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No, but not just because the Book of Joshua contains material about the death of Joshua. The Book of Joshua is written in a late form of Hebrew and in the same writing style as the Books of Judges, Samuel and Kings. It is considered to be part of the Deuteronomic History, written during the reign of King Josiah of Judah by the anonymous author now known as the Deuteronomist.

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No. Joshua, the Book of Joshua is clearly part of the Deuteronomic History (Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 2 Kings), which forms a well integrated series, all written in the same personal style and a late form of Hebrew. The principal author was anonymous but lived during the seventh-century-BCE reign of King Josiah, and is now known as the 'Deuteronomist'.

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