Name: Judges : Studies In Hebrew Narrative And Poetry
SKU: 9780814688458
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Judges : Studies In Hebrew Narrative And Poetry

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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.

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SKU (ISBN): 9780814688458
ISBN10: 0814688454
Tammi Schneider | Editor: David Cotter
Binding: Trade Paper
Published: November 2020
Berit Olam
Publisher: Liturgical Press

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