Judges 13-21 : a new translation with commentary / Jack M. Sasson.
| Other author | Sasson, Jack M., editor, translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New Haven : Yale University Press, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xxiii, pages 597-1045 ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Bible. Judges, XIII-XXI. English. Sasson. 2025. |
| Series | The Anchor Yale Bible ; Bible. English. Anchor Yale Bible. 2008 ; v. 6E. ^A1190557 |
| Contents | Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Translation: Judges 13-21 -- III. Notes and comments: The Judges (continued). IIIH. Samson -- 1. The Nazir (Judg 13) -- Introductory remarks: The Nazir -- 2. Choice (Judg 14:1-4) -- Introductory remarks : Marriage -- 3. Lions and bees : (Judg 14:5-9) -- Introductory remarks : Lions -- 4. Riddles (Judg 14:10-15:8) -- Introductory remarks : The riddle of riddles -- 5. Jawbones (Judg 15:9-20) -- Introductory remarks : The Philistines -- 6. A gate in Gaza (Judg 16:1-3) -- Introductory remarks : Samson's body -- 7. Delilah (Judg 16:4-22) -- Introductory remarks : Love (healthy or not) -- 8. Sightless in Gaza (Judg 16:23-31) -- Introductory remarks : Ritual executions -- IV. Notes and comments: fractures. IVA. Micah -- 1. Micah's mother (Judg 17:1-6) -- Introductory remarks : Oaths and curses -- 2. Micah's Levite (Judg 17:7-18:6) -- Introductory remarks : On priests, Levites and shrines -- IVB. Dan -- 1. Migration (Judg 18:7-31) -- Introductory remarks : Dan, the tribe -- IVC. Benjamin. -- 1. The concubine (Judg 19:1-21) -- Introductory remarks : pîlegeš again -- 2. Outrage (Judg 19:22-30) -- Introductory remarks : Rape -- 3. Fratricide (Judg 20) -- Introductory remarks : Sieges -- 4. Restoration (Judg 21) -- Introductory remarks : Remnants -- V. Notes and comments: interpretation. Triptych -- Samson : assessments -- The final chapters -- A coda... -- ...And final thoughts. |
| Subject | "The second half of Judges is set when "there was no king in Israel; anyone could do whatever felt right." It narrates the tale of Samson, the would-be liberator of Israel who comes to a violent end; the conquest of the land of Laish; and a vicious rape that, when followed by a shocking dismemberment, ignites a war among the tribes. In the second installment of his authoritative two-volume commentary, Jack M. Sasson invites his readers to ponder the many levels of meaning in the Hebrew text through a careful survey of its contents, evolution, and reception. By situating the text alongside its earliest translations into Greek, Aramaic, and Latin, Sasson offers compelling observations on the characters, action, pacing, and style of the narrative, focusing on the characterization of Samson as a resourceful avenger of Philistine cruelties and as an instrument of God intended to humiliate false divinities. Sasson draws widely on comparative literature from Egypt, Greece, and Mesopotamia to enrich our understanding of how biblical writers adapted older regional sagas; and he derives insights from Hellenistic and rabbinic sources to re-create how Judges was understood by its earliest readers. Comprehensive and engagingly written, Judges 13-21 is an invitation to readers to rediscover these ancient stories and, in so doing, gain a greater appreciation for the art of Hebrew storytelling." -- Publisher, inside flaps of dust jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 597-649) and indexes. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9780300283723 |
| Genre/form | Commentaries |
| ISBN | 9780300278132 |
| ISBN | 0300278136 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ePub ebook) |
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