Judges and Saviors, Deborah and Samson - Reflections of a World in Chaos

The book is an in-depth, reader friendly analysis of the Book of Judges, one of the most dramatic books of the Bible. This study argues that the Book of Judges has a single focused message: that it is the values held by a people and not its politics that determine its fate.

List of contents

Abbreviations
List of Maps
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
Prologue: Setting the Stage
Foreword: A Flawed Follow-Up
Chapter 1: Getting Our Bearings
Chapter 2: The View from Olympus
Part I: The First Saviors: Solo Beginnings
Chapter 3: A New Age Dawns
Chapter 4: The Left Hand of God
A Minor Interlude: Shamgar
Part II: The Deborah Duet
Chapter 5: Canaan's Last Gasp
Chapter 6: Sing Muse, How the Enemies of the Lord are Fallen
Part III: The Gideon Quartet
Chapter 7: The Hewer of Idols
Chapter 8: The Day of Midian
Chapter 9: Nemesis
Chapter 10: The Man Who Would Be King
A Second Minor Interlude: Tola And Jair
Part IV: The Jephthah Quintet: A Tragedy in Five Installments
Chapter 11: A Dialogue Twixt Heaven and Earth
Chapter 12: The Man from Tob
Chapter 13: Giving Peace a Chance
Chapter 14: Triumph and Tragedy
Chapter 15: Into the Valley Of Death
Final Minor Interlude: Ibzan, Elon and Abdon
Part V: The Loose Cannon: The Samson Sextet
Chapter 16: Introduction: The Tragedy Of Sa

About the author

Hillel I. Millgram, ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, lives in Israel. He combines research and writing with teaching graduate courses in the Bible.

Summary

The book is an in-depth, reader friendly analysis of the Book of Judges, one of the most dramatic books of the Bible. This study argues that the Book of Judges has a single focused message: that it is the values held by a people and not its politics that determine its fate.

Product details

• Authors: Hillel I Millgram, Hillel I. Millgram, Millgram Hillel I.
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2018
• EAN: 9780761869894
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6989-4
• No. of pages: 628
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / General, RELIGION / Biblical Biography / Old Testament, Christianity, Judaism, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General, Old Testaments, Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics