Characters and characterization in the Book of Judges / edited by Keith Bodner and Benjamin J.M. Johnson.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • London ; New York, NY : Continuum International Publishing Group, Inc, 2024.
  • ©2024
Description
x, 278 pages ; 24 cm.

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Editor
Series
  • Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 717. [More in this series]
  • The library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 717
Summary note
"Fills a gap in Hebrew Bible scholarship by examining the characters and their characterization in the Book of Judges, particularly focusing on their effect on storytelling"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
  • Time would fail me to tell : an introduction character study in the Book of Judges / Benjamin J.M. Johnson
  • 1. Humor, characterization, and the theology of Judges 21 / Joel Kaminsky
  • 2. Ehud and Eglon : cunning behavior in the Bible 44 / Greger Andersson
  • 3. Deborah : If not a deliverer, what kind of leader was she? / Yairah Amit
  • 4. Blessed destroyer : The characterization of Jael as a warrior in command and an instrument of Yahweh / Elizabeth P. Backfish
ISBN
  • 9780567700506 ((hardback))
  • 056770050X
  • 9780567700537 ((paperback))
  • 0567700534
LCCN
2023018510
OCLC
1396080699
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