Judges
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Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814681060
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 09/08/2018
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 22.9 cm
A woman called blessed for killing a Canaanite general; another called “Mother in Israel” for leading troops into war; several other mothers absent when their children need them; a judge, Deborah, with a proper name and a recognized place for public counseling; a single woman, Delilah, who seduces and conquers Samson. The book of Judges features an outstanding number of women, named and unnamed, in family roles and also active in society, mostly objects of violent dealings between men. This volume looks not only at women in their traditional roles (daughter, wife, mother) but also at how society at large deals with women (and with men) in war, in strife, and sometimes in peace.
Contents
List of Abbreviations ix
List of Contributors xi
Foreword “Tell It on the Mountain”—or, “And You Shall Tell Your Daughter [as Well]” xv
Athalya Brenner-Idan
Editor’s Introduction to Wisdom Commentary: “She Is a Breath of the Power of God” (Wis 7:25) xix
Barbara E. Reid, OP
Author’s Introduction xxxix
Judges 1:1–3:31 Beginnings of a Stormy Venture 1
Judges 4:1–5:31 Deborah: A Female Prophet Who Judged Israel 41
Judges 6:1–9:57 Gideon the Abiezrite and His Progeny 85
Judges 10:1–12:15 Other Judges, Other Stories 113
Judges 13:1–16:31 Samson the Danite 153
Judges 17:1–18:31 Does “Every Man Did What He Thought Right” Mean Everyone? 195
Judges 19:1–21:25 The Apotheosis of Gendered Violence 211
Closing Judges: A Final Reflection 245
Works Cited 249
Index of Scripture References and Other Ancient Writings 265
Index of Subjects 271
List of Abbreviations ix
List of Contributors xi
Foreword “Tell It on the Mountain”—or, “And You Shall Tell Your Daughter [as Well]” xv
Athalya Brenner-Idan
Editor’s Introduction to Wisdom Commentary: “She Is a Breath of the Power of God” (Wis 7:25) xix
Barbara E. Reid, OP
Author’s Introduction xxxix
Judges 1:1–3:31 Beginnings of a Stormy Venture 1
Judges 4:1–5:31 Deborah: A Female Prophet Who Judged Israel 41
Judges 6:1–9:57 Gideon the Abiezrite and His Progeny 85
Judges 10:1–12:15 Other Judges, Other Stories 113
Judges 13:1–16:31 Samson the Danite 153
Judges 17:1–18:31 Does “Every Man Did What He Thought Right” Mean Everyone? 195
Judges 19:1–21:25 The Apotheosis of Gendered Violence 211
Closing Judges: A Final Reflection 245
Works Cited 249
Index of Scripture References and Other Ancient Writings 265
Index of Subjects 271
"Judges is not an easy book to understand or interpret, especially from a feminist perspective, despite having fascinating and masterful literary stories. However, Mercedes L. Garcia Bachmann manages to hook her readers page by page. Her commentary is rigorous and tremendously current. The commentary offers the reader everything he or she needs to have a complete vision of Judges. As in front of an orchestra, Garcia Bachmann directs the numerous voices that appear in the book and provides a harmonious reading of texts characterized by the disharmony of violence itself. This is a commentary that must be read to understand the book of Judges and at the same time, to situate the violence, especially against women, that continues to ravage our world."Mercedes Navarro Puerto, Scripture scholar and feminist theologian, Madrid "Bachmann seeks to go beyond well-trod ground by giving particular attention to those aspects of the book that have received less attention in feminist literature and by examining how each particular story contributes to the larger narrative of the book as a whole."The Bible Today "The volume represents a worthy addition in the canon of commentaries on Judges."
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