160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Book of Judges has typically been treated either as a historical account of the conquest of Israel and the rise of the monarch, or as an ancient Israelite work of literary fiction. In this new approach, Brettler contends that Judges is essentially a political tract, which argues for the legitimacy of Davidic kingship. He skilfully and accessibly shows the tension between the stories in their... Read more
Preface 1. Judges and the Historian 2. Reading Judges as Literature? 3. The Short Story 4. The Samson Cycle 5. Poetry and Prose in Judges 4-5 6. Winding Down: The Concubine of Gibeah 7. A Conclusion that became an Introduction 8. Conclusion: The Center Does Cohere Bibliography
Biography
Marc Zvi Brettler is Professor of Hebrew Bible in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University. His previous publications include The Creation of History in Ancient Israel, also published by Routledge.
