Compositional strategy of the book of Judges

Wong, Gregory T. K.

Compositional strategy of the book of Judges an inductive, rhetorical study / [electronic resource] : by Gregory T.K. Wong. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2006. - xii, 287 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; v. 111. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-270) and indexes.

Setting the stage: previous scholarship and current issues -- Through the lens of Joshua: links between the prologue and epilogue of Judges -- Echoes of the major Judges: links between the epilogue and central section of Judges -- Prologue as paradigm: links between the prologue and central section of Judges -- No king is Israel: understanding the epilogue's refrain -- Compositional strategy and rhetorical purpose of Judges.


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9004150862 (hardback : alk. paper) 9789004150867


Bible.--Judges--Language, style.


Rhetoric in the Bible.

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