The Book of Judges
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- General Editor's Preface -- Author's Preface -- Principal Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I. Judges as an Israelite Classic -- A. An Ancient Book -- B. A Conceptual Unit? -- II. The Period of the Judges in Israel's Hi...
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| Language: | English |
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Grand Rapids
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Webb, Barry G., 1945-, The Book of Judges] (2015) (Matthews, Victor H., 1950 -)
The Book of Judges (2016) (Müller, Reinhard) |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Parallel Edition: | Print version: Webb, Barry G: The Book of Judges. - Grand Rapids : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.,c2013. - 9780802826282 |
| Summary: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- General Editor's Preface -- Author's Preface -- Principal Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I. Judges as an Israelite Classic -- A. An Ancient Book -- B. A Conceptual Unit? -- II. The Period of the Judges in Israel's History -- A. Dating the Period of the Judges -- B. Canaan in the Period of the Judges -- C. Israel's Internal Affairs in the Judges Period -- D. The Judges Period in the History Wars of Critical Study -- III. The History of the Book's Formation -- IV. Its Shape and Content -- V. Recent Scholarly Study of Judges -- VI. Its Contribution to Old Testament Theology -- VII. Judges as Christian Scripture -- A. Judges in New Testament Perspective -- B. Women in Judges -- C. Judges and Violence -- VIII. The Text -- IX. The Translation -- A. General Characteristics -- B. The Divine Name -- C. The Problem of the Large Numbers -- X. Select Bibliography -- Text and Commentary -- I. Introduction (1:1-3:6) -- A. After Joshua: Military Decline (1:1-2:5) -- 1. The Israelites Inquire of Yahweh (1:1-2) -- 2. The Successes and Failures of the Southern Tribes (1:3-21) -- a. The Battle for Jerusalem (1:3-8) -- b. Battles in the Southern Hills, the Negeb, and the Shephelah (1:9-17) -- c. The Judah Appendix (1:18-21) -- 3. The Successes and Failures of the Northern Tribes (1:22-36) -- a. The Victory at Bethel (1:22-26) -- Excursus 1: Judges 1:22-26 in the Light of the Jacob/Bethel Traditions -- Excursus 2: Judges 1:22-26 and the Taking of Jericho in Joshua 2 and 6 -- b. The Subsequent Deterioration in the Fortunes of the Northern Tribes (1:27-35) -- c. The Amorite Appendix (1:36) -- 4. Israel Accused of Disobedience (2:1-5) -- Excursus 3: Bethel as a Sanctuary in Joshua -- B. After Joshua: A Religious Decline (2:6-3:6) -- 1. From Joshua to Another Generation (2:6-10) 2. The Downward Spiral (2:11-19) -- 3. The Outcome (2:20-3:6) -- a. Yahweh's Verdict (2:20-22 + 23) -- b. Appendix: The Remaining Nations (3:1-6) -- Excursus 4: The Lists of Nations in 3:3 and 3:5 and the Arrival of the Philistines -- Summary: 1:1-3:6 as the Introduction to the Book -- II. Careers of the Judges (3:7-16:31) -- A. Othniel (3:7-11) -- B. Ehud (3:12-30) -- C. Shamgar (3:31) -- D. Deborah and Barak (4:1-5:31) -- 1. The Story (4:1-24) -- a. The Prologue (4:1-3) -- b. The Liberation of Israel and the Undoing of Sisera (4:4-24) -- (1) Links with the Ehud and Shamgar Episodes -- (2) The Surprising Jael -- (3) Irony and the Reader -- (4) Conclusions -- 2. The Song (5:1-31) -- a. The Structure of the Song -- b. The Thematic Development of the Song -- c. Conclusions -- E. Gideon and Abimelech (6:1-9:57) -- 1. The Career of Gideon (6:1-8:28) -- a. Yet Again-Apostasy, Oppression, and a Cry for Help (6:1-6) -- b. Israel's Cry Rebuffed by a Prophet (6:7-10) -- c. Gideon's Career, Part I: The Expulsion of the Midianites from Israelite Territory West of the Jordan (6:11-8:3) -- (1) The Commissioning of Gideon as the Chosen Deliverer (6:11-24) -- (2) Gideon Challenges and Defeats Baal (6:25-32) -- (3) Gideon Emerges as a Man of War (6:33-35) -- (4) Gideon Uses a Fleece to Seek Reassurance from Yahweh (6:36-40) -- (5) Yahweh Reduces Gideon's Fighting Force to Three Hundred (7:1-8) -- (6) Yahweh Reassures Gideon by Means of a Dream (7:9-15) -- (7) Gideon and His Three Hundred Rout the Midianites (7:16-25) -- (8) Gideon Appeases the Midianites (8:1-3) -- d. Gideon's Career, Part 2: His Pursuit of the Midianites in Transjordan and Its Consequences (8:4-28) -- (1) Gideon's Pursuit, Capture, and Execution of Zebah and Zalmunna (8:4-21) -- Excursus 5: Gideon's Pursuit of Zebah and Zalmunna and the Duty of the gōʾēl haddām ("redeemer/avenger of blood") (2) The Offer of Kingship and the End of Gideon's Career (8:22-28) -- Summary: The Shape and Development of the Gideon Narrative in Perspective -- 2. Transition: from Gideon to Abimelech (8:29-35) -- 3. Abimelech's Disastrous Experiment with Kingship (9:1-57) -- a. Abimelech Becomes King in Shechem (9:1-6) -- b. Jotham's Fable and Its Application (9:7-21) -- c. The Battle for Shechem (9:22-41) -- d. Abimelech's Downfall (9:42-57) -- Summary Reflections on 6:1-9:57 as a Whole -- F. Tola and Jair (10:1-5) -- G. Jephthah (10:6-12:7) -- 1. Episode 1: Israel and Yahweh (10:6-16) -- 2. Episode 2: The Gileadites and Jephthah (10:17-11:11) -- 3. Episode 3: Jephthah and the King of Ammon (11:12-28) -- 4. Episode 4: Jephthah and His Daughter (11:29-40) -- a. The Making of the Vow (11:29-33) -- b. The Keeping of the Vow (11:34-40) -- Excursus 6: Should Jephthah Have Broken His Vow? -- 5. Episode 5: Jephthah and the Ephraimites (12:1-7) -- Summary: The Themes of the Jephthah Narrative -- H. Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon (12:8-15) -- I. Samson (13:1-16:31) -- 1. Introduction-The Birth of Samson and the Shape of Things to Come (13:1-25) -- 2. Samson's Career, Part 1: From Timnah to Ramath-lehi (14:1-15:20) -- a. Samson's Marriage (14:1-20) -- b. Growing Conflict with the Philistines (15:1-8) -- c. Climax 1: Confrontation and Victory at Lehi (15:9-19) -- d. Epilogue (15:20) -- 3. Samson's Career, Part 2: From Gaza to Gaza (16:1-31) -- a. Samson and the Prostitute (16:1-3) -- b. Samson and Delilah (16:4-22) -- c. Samson Fulfills His Destiny (16:23-30) -- d. Epilogue (16:31) -- Summary Reflections on 13:1-16:31 -- III. Epilogue (17:1-21:25) -- A. Religious Chaos: Micah and the Danites (17:1-18:31) -- 1. The Establishment of Micah's Shrine (17:1-5) -- 2. Break: The First Occurrence of the Refrain (17:6) -- 3. The Appointment of a Levite as Micah's Priest (17:7-13) 4. Break: The Second Occurrence of the Refrain (18:1a) -- 5. The Migration of the Danites and the Transference of Micah's Idol to the Shrine at Dan (18:1b-31) -- a. The Selection and Commissioning of the Spies (18:1b-2) -- b. The Spies Inquire of Micah's Levite (18:3-6) -- c. The Spies Discover and Appraise Laish (18:7) -- d. The Spies Report Back (18:8-10) -- e. The Danites Begin Their Migration (18:11-12) -- f. They Acquire Micah's Priest and Idols (18:13-21) -- g. Micah's Fruitless Pursuit (18:22-26) -- h. The Danites Complete Their Migration (18:27-31) -- Summary Reflections on 17:1-18:1 -- Excursus 7: The Migration of the Danites as an Anti-Conquest Narrative -- B. Moral Chaos: The Outrage at Gibeah and Its Consequences (19:1-21:25) -- 1. Transition: No King in Israel (19:1a) -- 2. Episode 1: The Outrage at Gibeah (19:1b-28) -- a. Part 1: Five Days (and Four Nights) in Bethlehem (19:1b-10a) -- (1) Scene 1: Journeying and Arriving (19:1b-3) -- (2) Scene 2: Staying (19:4-8) -- (3) Scene 3: Leaving (19:9-10a) -- b. Part 2: One Night in Gibeah (19:10b-28) -- (1) Scene 1: Journeying (19:10b-14) -- (2) Scene 2: Arriving (19:15-21) -- (3) Scene 3: Staying (19:22-25) -- (4) Scene 4: Leaving (19:26-28) -- 3. Episode 2: Preparations for War (19:29-20:11) -- 4. Episode 3: The War Itself (20:12-48) -- a. Attempt at Negotiation (20:12-17) -- b. Inquiry of Yahweh (20:18) -- c. Defeat (20:19-22) -- d. Inquiry of Yahweh (20:23) -- e. Defeat (20:24-25) -- f. Inquiry of Yahweh (20:26-28) -- g. Victory (20:29-48) -- 5. Episode 4: Postwar Reconstruction (21:1-25) -- a. The Problem (21:1-4) -- b. An Apparent Solution (21:5-12) -- c. A Further Problem (21:13-18) -- d. The Final Outcome (21:19-24) -- e. Epilogue: No King in Israel (21:25) -- Summary Reflections on 19:1-21:25 -- Chapters 17-21 as the Conclusion to the Book -- Notes -- Authors -- Subjects Scripture References |
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| ISBN: | 1467436399 |