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Judges : a commentary /

"Susan Niditch's commentary on the book of Judges pays careful attention to the literary and narrative techniques of the text and yields fresh readings of the book's difficult passages: stories of violence, ethnic conflict, and gender issues. Niditch aptly and richly conveys the theol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Niditch, Susan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press, 2008.
Colección:Old Testament library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • COMMENTARY
  • Judges 1:1â€?36 Introduction by Means of Explicit Ambivalence
  • Judges 2:1â€?23 From “Weepingâ€? to the Death of Joshua
  • Judges 3:1â€?31 A Covenantal Introduction and the Judges Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar
  • Judges 4:1â€?24 Tales of Deborah and Jael, Warrior Women
  • Judges 5:1â€?31 The Song of Deborah
  • Judges 6:1â€?40 The Call of Gideon
  • Judges 7:1â€?25 The Battle with Midian
  • Judges 8:1â€?35 Inner-Group Tensions, the Rejection of Kingship, and a Heroâ€?s BurialJudges 9:1â€?57 The Rise and Fall of Abimelech, the Would-be King
  • Judges 10:1â€?18 The Judges Tola and Jair, and Israelâ€?s Subsequent Decline
  • Judges 11:1â€?40 Jephthah, Epic Hero
  • Judges 12:1â€?15 Internecine Strife and Brief Annals of Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon
  • Judges 13:1â€?25 The Birth Story of Samson, Superhero
  • Judges 14:1â€?15:20 Samson and Marriage with the Philistines
  • Judges 16:1â€?31 The Female “Other, â€? Delilah, and Death
  • Judges 17:1â€?18:31 Micahâ€?s House Shrine and the Founding of DanJudges 19:1â€?30 The Rape and Murder of the Leviteâ€?s Concubine
  • Judges 20:1â€?48 Civil War
  • Judges 21:1â€?25 The Reconciliation of Men through “the Traffic in Womenâ€?
  • APPENDIX A LITERAL TRANSLATION OF JUDGES
  • Judges 1:1â€?36 Introduction by Means of Explicit Ambivalence
  • Judges 2:1â€?23 From “Weepingâ€? to the Death of Joshua
  • Judges 3:1â€?31 A Covenantal Introduction and the Judges Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar
  • Judges 4:1â€?24 Tales of Deborah and Jael, Warrior Women
  • Judges 5:1â€?31 The Song of DeborahJudges 6:1â€?40 The Call of Gideon
  • Judges 7:1â€?25 The Battle with Midian
  • Judges 8:1â€?35 Inner-Group Tensions, the Rejection of Kingship, and a Heroâ€?s Burial
  • Judges 9:1â€?57 The Rise and Fall of Abimelech, the Would-be King
  • Judges 10:1â€?18 The Judges Tola and Jair, and Israelâ€?s Subsequent Decline
  • Judges 11:1â€?40 Jephthah, Epic Hero
  • Judges 12:1â€?15 Internecine Strife and Brief Annals of Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon
  • Judges 13:1â€?25 The Birth Story of Samson, Superhero
  • Judges 14:1â€?15:20 Samson and Marriage with the PhilistinesJudges 16:1â€?31 The Female “Other, â€? Delilah, and Death
  • Judges 17:1â€?18:31 Micahâ€?s House Shrine and the Founding of Dan
  • Judges 19:1â€?30 The Rape and Murder of the Leviteâ€?s Concubine
  • Judges 20:1â€?48 Civil War
  • Judges 21:1â€?25 The Reconciliation of Men through “the Traffic in Womenâ€?
  • INDEX