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Judging the Judges

A Narrative Appraisal Analysis

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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The book of Judges is full of characters of ambivalent moral integrity and acts of dubious propriety, such as Jael’s murder of Sisera and the sacrifice of Jephthah’s daughter. And yet the terse narrative and the reticent narrator frequently leave the ethical character of these actions in doubt. In order to avoid reading contemporary worldviews and ethics into this ancient text, Mary L. Conway applies a blend of narrative and functional linguistic theories to her analysis of the stories of the six major judges in an effort to more accurately identify the unifying ideological stance of the book.Using an interdisciplinary approach that employs the concepts of narrative perspective alongside appraisal theory, Conway evaluates the judges within their historical context in order to determine whether their actions are normative or aberrant. The lexicogrammatical and ideational evidence produced by this methodology reveals contrasts and trajectories within and across the narratives that, Conway argues, give insight into the character and actions of the Israelites and YHWH and the relationship between them.In this trailblazing study, Conway models a new approach to biblical interpretation that lays bare the ethics of the book of Judges. It will be of interest to biblical studies scholars, in particular Old Testament scholars, as well as seminary students and pastors.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-11-02
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt703 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieLinguistic Studies in Ancient West Semitic
Antal sidor392
FörlagPennsylvania State University Press
ISBN9781575067247

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List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsChapter 1. Introduction1.1. Rationale 11.2. Previous Approaches to Judges1.3. Overview of This StudyChapter 2. The Background to Appraisal Theory2.1. Purpose2.2. Martin and White’s Original Appraisal Theory2.3. Representation of Appraisal in System Networks2.4. Appraisal Theory in Martin and Rose2.5. The Need for a Revised Appraisal ModelChapter 3. The Narrative Appraisal Model3.1. The Revised Model3.2. Summary of Changes3.3. The Appraisal Model and Its Adaptation to Hebrew Narrative3.4. The Narrative Appraisal Model3.5. Components of the Narrative APPRAISAL Network3.6. The APPRAISAL Analysis Tables3.7. Procedure: Moving from the APPRAISAL Tables to Interpretation3.8. ConclusionChapter 4. The Second Introduction (Judges 2:6–3:11)4.1. Purpose4.2. Introductory Remarks4.3. The Double Introduction and the Deuteronomistic Question4.4. Definition of Judge4.5. Analysis of the TextChapter 5. The Ehud Narrative (Judges 3:12–30)5.1. Purpose5.2. Introductory Remarks5.3. Analysis of the Text5.4. ConclusionsChapter 6. The Deborah-Barak-Jael Narrative (Judges 4)6.1. Introductory Remarks6.2. Analysis of the Text6.3. ConclusionsChapter 7. The Gideon Narrative (Judges 6–8)7.1. Introductory Remarks7.2. Analysis of the Text7.3. ConclusionsChapter 8. The Jephthah Narrative (Judges 10:16–12:7)8.1. Introductory Remarks8.2. Analysis of the Text8.3. ConclusionsChapter 9. The Samson Narrative (Judges 13:1–16:31)9.1. Introductory Remarks9.2. Analysis of the Text9.3. ConclusionChapter 10. Conclusion10.1. Purpose10.2. Introduction10.3. Critique of the New Narrative Appraisal Model10.4. Interpretive Conclusions10.5. Suggestions for Further ResearchAppendix: APPRAISAL TableBibliographyIndex of Scripture