Dismembering the whole : composition and purpose of Judges 19- 21 / Cynthia Edenburg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edenburg, Cynthia, author.

Series:

Ancient Israel and its literature ; Number 24.

Ancient Israel and Its Literature ; Number 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Judges, XIX-XXI--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 p.)

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Georgia : SBL Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Book of Judges ends with a bizarre narrative of sex and violence that starts with a domestic tiff and ends with the decimation of a tribe that is restored by means of abduction and rape. Cynthia Edenburg applies a fresh literary analysis, recent understandings of historical linguistics, and historical geography in her exploration of the origin of the anti-Benjamin polemic found in Judges 19-21, the growth and provenance of the book of Judges, and the shape of the Deuteronomistic History. Her study exposes how Judges 19-21 functions as political polemic reflecting not the pre-monarchic period but instead the historical realities of the settlement of Benjamin during the Babylonian and Persian period"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Textual artifact and literary stratification in Judges 19/21

2. Virtual space and real geography

3. Language and style: diachronic and synchronic aspects

4. Text, subtext, and intertextual Mosaic

5. Context and purpose of the story of the outrage at Gibeah.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62837-125-0