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
Recommended Citation
Schneider, Tammi. Judges. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2000.
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.