JUDGES
BARRY G. WEBB
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K.
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Published 2012 by
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
2140 Oak Industrial Drive N.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505 /
P.O. Box 163, Cambridge CB3 9PU U.K.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Webb, Barry G.
The Book of Judges / Barry G. Webb.
pages cm—(The New international commentary on the Old Testament)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8028-2628-2 (cloth: alk. paper)
1. Bible. O.T. Judges—Commentaries. I. Title.
BS1305.53.W43 2012
222′.3207—dc23
2012018250
The New International Commentary on the Old Testament
General Editors
R. K. HARRISON
(1968–1993)
ROBERT L. HUBBARD, JR.
(1994–)
who passed away on 29 July 2009,
soon after her 100th birthday
I. JUDGES AS AN ISRAELITE CLASSIC
II. THE PERIOD OF THE JUDGES IN ISRAEL’S HISTORY
A. Dating the Period of the Judges
B. Canaan in the Period of the Judges
C. Israel’s Internal Affairs in the Judges Period
D. The Judges Period in the History Wars of Critical Study
III. THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK’S FORMATION
V. RECENT SCHOLARLY STUDY OF JUDGES
VI. ITS CONTRIBUTION TO OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY
VII. JUDGES AS CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURE
A. Judges in New Testament Perspective
C. The Problem of the Large Numbers
A. After Joshua: Military Decline (1:1–2:5)
1. The Israelites Inquire of Yahweh (1:1–2)
2. The Successes and Failures of the Southern Tribes (1:3–21)
a. The Battle for Jerusalem (1:3–8)
b. Battles in the Southern Hills, the Negeb, and the Shephelah (1:9–17)
c. The Judah Appendix (1:18–21)
3. The Successes and Failures of the Northern Tribes (1:22–36)
a. The Victory at Bethel (1:22–26)
Excursus 1: Judges 1:22–26 in the Light of the Jacob/Bethel Traditions
Excursus 2: Judges 1:22–26 and the Taking of Jericho in Joshua 2 and 6
b. The Subsequent Deterioration in the Fortunes of the Northern Tribes (1:27–35)
c. The Amorite Appendix (1:36)
4. Israel Accused of Disobedience (2:1–5)
Excursus 3: Bethel as a Sanctuary in Joshua
B. After Joshua: A Religious Decline (2:6–3:6)
1. From Joshua to Another Generation (2:6–10)
2. The Downward Spiral (2:11–19)
a. Yahweh’s Verdict (2:20–22 + 23)
b. Appendix: The Remaining Nations (3:1–6)
Excursus 4: The Lists of Nations in 3:3 and 3:5 and the Arrival of the Philistines
Summary: 1:1–3:6 as the Introduction to the Book
II. CAREERS OF THE JUDGES (3:7–16:31)
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About The Book of JudgesEminently readable, exegetically thorough, and written in an engaging style that flows from his keen sensitivity to the text, Barry Webb’s The Book of Judges is just what is needed to properly interact with a dynamic, narrative work like the Old Testament book of Judges. It discusses not only unique features of the stories themselves but also such issues as the violent nature of Judges, how women are portrayed, and how it relates to the Christian gospel of the New Testament. |
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