TY - BOOK AU - Frolov,Serge TI - Judges /Serge Frolov T2 - The forms of the Old Testament literature SN - 9780802829672 AV - BS1305 .J834 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company KW - Bible KW - Judges KW - Commentaries KW - Criticism, Form KW - Old Testament Bible Study KW - Old Testament Commentaries KW - Judges Commentaries N1 - Judges as a whole: what lies beneath --; The individual units of judges --; Major component 1: wrapping up or winding down? (Judges 1:1-26) --; Major component 2: the wages of greed (Judges 1:27-3:6) --; Major component 3: vicious circles (Judges 3:7-1 Samuel 7:17) --; Major component 3, Part 1: the rhetoric of bare bones (Judges 3:7-11) --; Major component 3, Part 2: whacked in the outhouse (Judges 3:12-31) --; Major component 3, Part 3: (really) desperate housewives (Judges 4:1-5:31) --; Major component 3, Part 4: like father like son (Judges 6:1-10:5) --; Major component 3, Part 5: the bride of YHWH (Judges 10:6-12:15) --; Major component 3, Part 6: pro and contra (Judges 13:1-1 Samuel 7:17) --; Major component 3, Part 6, Section 1: a hero in context (Judges 13:2-16:31) --; Major component 3, Part 6, Section 2: the blood money (Judges 17:1-6) --; Major component 3, Part 6, Section 3: the upside-down conquest (Judges 17:7-18:31) --; Major component 3, Part 6, Section 4: things fall apart (Judges 19:1-21:25) --; Appendix. Enneateuch (Genesis 1:1-2 Kings 25:30 --; Synchronic and diachronic; 2; 2; https://ciu.libwizard.com/f/copyright-requests N2 - Fundamentally exegetical, Frolov's work examines the structure, genre, setting, and intention of Judges. Focusing on the canonical Hebrew text, Frolov argues that what we know as the book of Judges is not a literary unit but rather a series of interconnected units that are for the most part closely linked to adjoining books. In particular, he shows how the sequence "apostasy-oppression-repentance-deliverance" traverses the boundary between Judges and Samuel. Frolov also analyzes the history behind the form-critical discussion of this book and exposes the exegetical process so as to enable students and pastors to engage in their own analysis and interpretation of Judges ER -