Before There Were Kings A Literary Analysis of the Book of Judges

Following the great periods of national leadership by Moses and Joshua, the book of Judges depicts the stewardship of various judges that rose to power to solve local religious and military challenges in the premonarchic period. This volume provides a close reading of the entire book of Judges, taki...

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Main Author Assis, Elie
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published University Park, PA Penn State University Press 2023
Pennsylvania State University Press
Edition1
SeriesBulletin for Biblical Research Supplement
Subjects
Bible. Judges
Bible.-Judges-Criticism, interpretation, etc
Biblical Commentary
Biblical Criticism & Interpretation
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Hebrew Bible
ideology of Judges
kinship
Language & Literature
leadership
literary analysis of the Book of Judges
narratology
Old Testament
pre-monarchic period
RELIGION
RELIGION / Bible / Commentaries / Old Testament
theology of Judges
Hebrew Bible
pre-monarchic period
kinship
leadership
theology of Judges
narratology
Old Testament
ideology of Judges
literary analysis of the Book of Judges
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents List of Abbreviations ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction CHAPTER 1: The First Prologue to the Book of Judges: CHAPTER 2: The Second Prologue to the Book of Judges: CHAPTER 3: The Othniel Narrative (3:7–11) CHAPTER 4: The Ehud Narrative (3:12–30) CHAPTER 5: The Deborah Narrative and Song (4–5) CHAPTER 6: The Gideon Narrative (6–8) CHAPTER 7: The Abimelech Narrative (9) CHAPTER 8: The Jephthah Narrative (10:6–12:7) CHAPTER 9: Brief Lists of Five Judges (10:1–5; 12:8–15) CHAPTER 10: The Samson Narrative (13–16) CHAPTER 11: The Closing Narratives: CHAPTER 12: Micah’s Idol and Dan’s Migration to the North (17–18) CHAPTER 13: The Concubine at Gibeah and Israel’s War Against Benjamin (19–21) BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX Back Matter
  • Index Bibliography Chapter 13: The Concubine at Gibeah and Israel's War Against Benjamin Chapter 12: Micah's Idol and Dan's Migration to the North Chapter 11: The Closing Narratives : Their Place, Structure, and Meaning (17-21) Chapter 10: The Samson Narrative Chapter 9: Brief Lists of Five Judges Chapter 8: The Jephthah Narrative Chapter 6: The Gideon Narrative Chapter 7: The Abimelech Narrative Chapter 5: The Deborah Narrative and Song Chapter 4: The Ehud Narrative Chapter 3: The Othniel Narrative Chapter 2: The Second Prologue to the Book of Judges :The People's Sins in Judges Chapter 1: The First Prologue to the Book of Judges : The Transition from Joshua to Judges Introduction Acknowledgments Table of Contents Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright Cover
  • Intro -- COVER Front -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The First Prologue to the Book of Judges : The Transition from Joshua to Judges -- Chapter 2: The Second Prologue to the Book of Judges :The People's Sins in Judges -- Chapter 3: The Othniel Narrative -- Chapter 4: The Ehud Narrative -- Chapter 5: The Deborah Narrative and Song -- Chapter 6: The Gideon Narrative -- Chapter 7: The Abimelech Narrative -- Chapter 8: The Jephthah Narrative -- Chapter 9: Brief Lists of Five Judges -- Chapter 10: The Samson Narrative -- Chapter 11: The Closing Narratives : Their Place, Structure, and Meaning (17-21) -- Chapter 12: Micah's Idol and Dan's Migration to the North -- Chapter 13: The Concubine at Gibeah and Israel's War Against Benjamin -- Bibliography -- Index
  • Acknowledgments --
  • Contents --
  • List of Abbreviations --
  • Chapter 7. The Abimelech Narrative (9) --
  • Chapter 9. Brief Lists of Five Judges (10:1–5; 12:8–15) --
  • Index
  • Chapter 13. The Concubine at Gibeah and Israel’s War Against Benjamin (19–21) --
  • Chapter 5. The Deborah Narrative and Song (4–5) --
  • Chapter 10. The Samson Narrative (13–16) --
  • Chapter 11. The Closing Narratives: Their Place, Structure, and Meaning (17–21) --
  • Chapter 6. The Gideon Narrative (6–8) --
  • Chapter 8. The Jephthah Narrative (10:6–12:7) --
  • Frontmatter --
  • Chapter 1. The First Prologue to the Book of Judges: The Transition from Joshua to Judges (1:1–2:10) --
  • Chapter 2. The Second Prologue to the Book of Judges: The People’s Sins in Judges (2:11–3:6) --
  • Chapter 12. Micah’s Idol and Dan’s Migration to the North (17–18) --
  • Chapter 3. The Othniel Narrative (3:7–11) --
  • Introduction --
  • Chapter 4. The Ehud Narrative (3:12–30) --
  • Bibliography --