Judges

Title

Judges

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Description

The biblical book of Judges contains culturally familiar stories such as that of Samson and Delilah and Deborah and Baraq. But despite the popularity of these stories, other important stories in Judges such as that of Achsah, the raped pilegesh, and the final civil war are virtually unknown to the average reader. Approaching Judges as a unified literary document, Tammi Schneider shows that the unity of the narrative reveals that when the Israelites adhere to the covenant established with their deity they prosper, but when they stray from it disaster follows. This is true not only in the Deuteronomistic refrains, as is recognized by many scholars, but in the whole book, and is reflected in Israel's worsening situation throughout its narrative time. Schneider also highlights the unifying themes in Judges. She emphasizes the role of gender, family relations, and theology expressed in the biblical narrative, and uses intertextuality to better understand the text of Judges and its context in the Deuteronomistic history and the Hebrew Bible.

ISBN

0814650503

Publication Date

1-2000

Publisher

Liturgical Press

City

Collegeville, MN

Keywords

religion, theology, Old Testament

Disciplines

Biblical Studies | Religion

Comments

Part of the Berit Olam series of books, edited by David W. Cotter, that focuses on Old Testament works through the lens of literary criticism.

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