how is biblical history also theological in nature? In what ways is this challenging to todays readers?

Question

In the historical books of the Bible their chronology and Joshua

Answer 1

The theology is already present in what you decide to report or not report and in the meaning you give it. That meaning is not even in secular terms agreed on among most people. The challenge is in NOT reading it with only yourself as the guide. If you are prudish or sinful or someone who tends to be judgmental that is just how you will read it. You need godly commentators and Church guidance. Else you read something like the institution of Eucharist and you take the side you would take anyway. The Bible surprises students greatly in that serious and grave incidents are reported but no 'interpretation' is given. When Dinah's brothers killed her attackers it just reports it.

Answer 2

Short answer:

 

It reveals the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan for the human race over the course of many centuries.  That makes it theological.  The challenge for the modern reader is to understand the lessons for today based on God's interactions with peoples, places, and events of Ancient Near East civilizations.