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, taking seriously the distinct
elements of the book and how they are interconnected. Elie Assis
explores the ways in which the ideology and theology of Judges
unfold through a careful literary analysis. Moving beyond the cycle
of sin, punishment, and salvation, Assis demonstrates how
differences in the descriptive language applied to each judge, as
well as the evaluations in the opening and concluding chapters,
provide clues as to the organization and message of the text. Most
works on Judges focus on the historical background of the period or
the historical process of the bookâs composition and seek to
dissolve its stories into component parts. In contrast, Before
There Were Kings points to the deep underlying unity of Judges and
the function of the individual stories within the whole. New and
carefully drawn insights related to the purpose of each section and
the themes that shape the book as a whole make this a
groundbreaking, programmatic contribution to research on the book
of Judges. It will be of particular interest to students and
scholars of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible.
General
| Imprint: |
Eisenbrauns
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplement |
| Release date: |
November 2023 |
| First published: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Elie Assis
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 38mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
446 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-64602-227-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-64602-227-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781646022274 |
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