Reading Judges: A Literary and Theological Commentary (Reading the Old Testament | RtOT)

by Mark E. Biddle

Publisher:

Smyth & Helwys

, 2012

Overview

For several decades, biblical scholars have been debating the merits of two contrasting approaches to biblical interpretation: a synchronic approach, which attempts to see the text as a whole, as opposed to a diachronic approach, which asks questions about history and development of the text. Mark E. Biddle’s commentary on Judges draws on historical-critical methods to shed light on this historic period and the role of Judges in Israel’s history. At the same time, Biddle acknowledges that the relevance for modern reader lies in the text as a whole and not in the details of its developmental history. Biddle tackles the kinds of issues (violence, patriarchy, tribalism) that may inhibit our ability to receive this text as inspired Scripture. This volume makes clear that the power of this biblical narrative derives in large part from its unvarnished portrayals of human foibles and failures—and of God’s steadfast commitment to relationship with humankind nonetheless.

Product Details

• Title: Reading Judges: A Literary and Theological Commentary
• Author: Mark E. Biddle
• Series: Reading the Old Testament Series
• Publisher: Smyth & Helwys
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Judges › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9781573126311, 1573126314
• Resource ID: LLS:ROT07JDG
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:46:34Z

About Mark E. Biddle

Professor Mark E. Biddle is author of several books including Missing the Mark: Sin and Its Consequences in Biblical Theology (Abingdon, 2005) and Deuteronomy in the Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary Series, as well as the Old Testament Area Editor for that series. He has written numerous articles and more than 90 book reviews. Dr. Biddle is on the Editorial Board of Review and Expositor and Interpretation and is the general editor of the forthcoming publication Reading the Old Testament (Smyth & Helwys). He has lectured throughout the U.S. and at the Polish Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served as pastor and interim pastor in Indiana, Germany, Switzerland and Tennessee.