Power and Politics in the Book of Judges
：Men and Women of Valor
Publication subTitle ：Men and Women of Valor
Publisher： Fortress Press
Publication year： 2015
E-ISBN: 9781451496628
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781451496420
Subject： B971 Bible
Keyword： 宗教
Language： ENG
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Power and Politics in the Book of Judges
Description
John C. Yoder examines political culture and behavior in the book of Judges. Although the Deuteronomistic editor portrayed the “judges” as moral champions, the men and women of valor were preoccupied with the problem of gaining and maintaining political power. They were ambitious, at times ruthless; they might be labeled chiefs, strongmen, or even warlords in today’s world, using violence, patronage, and the control of the labor and reproductive capacity of subordinates, as well as other strategies that did not require the constant exercise of force.
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