{"product_id":"9780631222521","title":"Judges Through the Centuries","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eJudges Through the Centuries\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid M. Gunn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Biblical Criticism \u0026amp; Interpretation \/ Old Testament\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis bible commentary traces the reception of \u003ci\u003eJudges\u003c\/i\u003e through the ages, not only by scholars and theologians, but also by preachers, teachers, politicians, poets, essayists and artists. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eA bible commentary focusing on \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Judges\u003c\/i\u003e, best known for the tale of Samson and Delilah, but full of many other rich and colourful stories.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTreats the text story by story, making it accessible to non-specialists,\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the stories of women in \u003ci\u003eJudges\u003c\/i\u003e, including Deborah, Jael, who slew Sisera, and Jephthah’s daughter, sacrificed by her father.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the reception of \u003ci\u003eJudges\u003c\/i\u003e through the ages, not only by scholars and theologians, but also by preachers, teachers, politicians, poets, essayists and artists.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates how ideology and the social location of readers have shaped the way the book has been read.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscloses a long history of debate over the roles of women and the use of force, as well as Christian prejudice against Jews and ‘Orientals’.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a window onto the use of the Bible in the Western world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid M. Gunn\u003c\/b\u003e holds the A. A. Bradford Chair of Religion at Texas Christian University. His other books include \u003ci\u003eGender, Power, and Promise: The Subject of the Bible’s First Story\u003c\/i\u003e (1993) and \u003ci\u003eNarrative in the Hebrew Bible\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), as co-author, and \u003ci\u003eReading Bibles, Writing Bodies: Identity and the Book\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003e“Imagining” Biblical Worlds: Spatial, Social and Historical Constructs\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), as co-editor. He is also co-author of the article on Judges in the\u003ci\u003e Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e (1999).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631222521\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315690958988,"sku":"9780631222521","price":62.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631222521_86b53641-ff6c-43b3-8b91-561df7a76b9a.jpg?v=1780161554","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631222521","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}