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Judges 1 : a commentary on Judges 1:1-10:5 / by Mark S. Smith and Elizabeth Bloch-Smith ; edited by Sidnie White Crawford.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Mark S., 1955- author.
- Bloch-Smith, Elizabeth, 1952- author.
- Series:
- Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the Bible
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Judges--Commentaries.
- Bible.
- Bible. Judges.
- Genre:
- Commentaries.
- Physical Description:
- lviii, 864 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Other Title:
- Judges one
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- This groundbreaking volume presents a new translation of the text and detailed interpretation of almost every word or phrase in the book of Judges, drawing from archaeology and iconography, textual versions, biblical parallels, and extrabiblical texts, many never noted before. Archaeology also serves to show how a story of the Iron II period employed visible ruins to narrate supposedly early events from the so-called "period of the Judges." The synchronic analysis for each unit sketches its characters and main themes, as well as other literary dynamics. The diachronic, redactional analysis shows the shifting settings of units as well as their development, commonly due to their inner-textual reception and reinterpretation. The result is a remarkably fresh historical-critical treatment of 1:1-10:5.--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Judges 1
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword to Hermeneia
- Preface
- Reference codes
- Abbreviations and sigla
- Short titles
- Introduction
- The names of the book
- The meaning of "Judges" and their role in the book of Judges
- The place of Judges in the Canon
- Textual criticism
- The structure and unity of Judges
- The date of Judges
- Historiography across Judges: chronology and geography
- The format of this commentary
- The book's prologue
- Text
- Israelite successes and failures in conquering the land
- Textual notes
- Commentary
- The divine choice of Judah and the tribe's first victory in Jerusalem
- Judah at Hebron and Debir with Caleb and Othniel
- Judah and the settlement of the Kenites, Benjamin and Jerusalem
- The house of Joseph
- Unsuccessful Northern tribes
- Manasseh and Ephraim
- Zebulun, Asher, and Naphtali
- Dan
- The archaeology of Judges 1
- Divine rebuke of the Israelites for violation of the covenant
- Resumptive Repetition of Joshua 24:28-31 plus Coda
- Introduction to the Military Leaders ("Major Judges")
- The Cycle of Israelite Idolatry, Divine Punishment via Enemy Peoples Surrounding the Land, and Deliverance by Divinely Selected Leaders
- Textual Notes
- Resumptive repetition of Joshua 24:28-31 plus Coda
- Introduction to the military leaders ("Major Judges")
- The cycle of Israelite idolatry, divine punishment via enemy peoples surrounding the land, and deliverance by divinely selected leaders
- Appendix: two listings for the peoples in the land
- Military leaders versus enemies
- Othniel versus Cushan-rishatayim of Aram-naharaim
- Ehud versus Eglon, king of Moab
- Shamgar versus the Philistines
- Othniel versus Cushan-rishatayim of Aram-naharaim
- Ehud versus Eglon, King of Moab
- Deborah, Barak, and Jael versus the Canaanites
- The prose account of Deborah, Barak, and Jael versus Jabin, King of Hazor, and Sisera, His commander
- Israel's apostasy and divine punishment through Jabin, King of Canaan
- The figure of Deborah
- The Israelites' muster for battle
- The introduction of Heber the Kenite
- The battle engaged
- The aftermath of battle: when Sisera met Jael
- Coda: the destruction of king Jabin of Canaan
- Israel's apostasy and divine punishment through Jabin, king of Canaan
- The Israelites muster for battle
- Text
- The song of Deborah, Barak, and Jael versus the Canaanite kings and Sisera
- Prose introduction
- Poetic introduction I: divine and human leadership
- Poetic introduction II: contrasting persons called to sing
- Pre-battle muster: tribes in contrast
- Battle and its immediate aftermath
- The aftermath of women in contrast: Jael and Sisera's mother
- Poetic coda to the song
- Prose conclusion to the poem
- Gideon-Jerubbaal versus the Midianites, Amalekites, and the Kedemites
- Israel's oppression by three enemies as divine punishment
- Religious criticism of Israel by an unnamed prophet
- The divine call of Gideon
- Gideon's removal of his clan's cult of Baal and the Asherah
- The three enemies arrayed against Gideon and three tribes
- Two signs given to Gideon by God
- Two divine reductions of Gideon's forces
- The Medianite dream and interpretation of Gideon's victory
- The tribe's post-battle pursuit of Oreb and Zeeb
- The Ephraimites' reproach of Gideon
- Gideon's post-battle pursuit of Zebah and Zalmunnah
- Post-battle cult established by Gideon
- The sons of Gideon-Jerubbaal and his death
- Abimelech versus his brothers and the land-lords of Shechem
- Abimelech's killing of his brothers and his kingship at Shechem
- Jotham's parable about Abimelech's kingship
- The falling-out between Abimelech and the land-lords of Shechem
- The challenge of Abimelech
- The conflict engaged
- Battle in the field
- The destruction of the tower of Shechem
- Abimelech's defeat at Thebez
- Coda: divine justice repaid against the evil of Abimelech and the Shechemites
- Commentary
- Leaders without enemies ("Minor Judges"), part one
- Tola
- Jair
- Commentary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 691-744) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780800660628
- 0800660625
- OCLC:
- 1250203961
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