| Judges 1: A Commentary on Judges 1:1 - 10:5 Contributor(s): Smith, Mark S. (Author), Bloch-Smith, Elizabeth M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0800660625 ISBN-13: 9780800660628 Publisher: Fortress Press OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - Historical Books - Religion | Biblical Biography - Old Testament |
| Physical Information: 2.3" H x 8.5" W x 9.4" (4.30 lbs) 875 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |