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Judges
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Artikel-Nr:
9781783688678
Veröffentl:
2016
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
31.07.2016
Seiten:
336
Autor:
Athena E. Gorospe
Gewicht:
488 g
Format:
229x152x19 mm
Serie:
The Asia Bible Commentary Series
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Athena Gorospe holds a PhD in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, USA and is Associate Professor at Asian Theological Seminary in the Philippines where she teaches in the areas of Old Testament, Hebrew language, and Theology. As an Asian scholar-activist, her research interests lie in the area of Scripture's interface with philosophy, culture, and social transformation.
The book of Judges marks an important transition in the life of Israel. It shows the cycle of deviancy and repentance, heroic actions and social collapse, the misuse of power and the marginalization of God. This commentary seeks to help readers navigate the many strange stories and characters of Judges by providing an overall framework for reading it and by explaining a way of entering its stories so that that they can be appropriated in an Asian context. This commentary challenges the reader to pray and work for a spiritual revitalization, building a new social fabric in a world marked by injustice, pragmatism, and the loss of a God-centered way of life.