Legitimacy, illegitimacy, and the right to rule : windows on Abimelech's rise and demise in Judges 9 /

Oeste, Gordon K,

Legitimacy, illegitimacy, and the right to rule : windows on Abimelech's rise and demise in Judges 9 / [print] Gordon K. Oeste. - New York : T&T Clark International, (c)2011. - xiii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 546 T & T Clark library of biblical studies . - Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 546. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. .

Revision of the author's doctoral dissertation (University of St. Michael's College, 2008).



Looking at Judges 9 through multiple sight lines -- Approaches to Abimelech and Judges 9 -- Narrative analysis of Judges 9 -- Reading the rhetoric of Judges 9 -- The social world(s) of Judges 9.



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Abimelech (Biblical figure)


Bible.--O.T.--Judges IX--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Jews--Kings and rulers.

BS580.O29.L445 2011 BS580