Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Abbreviations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. The First Prologue to the Book of Judges: The Transition from Joshua to Judges (1:1–2:10) 14
7. Chapter 2. The Second Prologue to the Book of Judges: The People’s Sins in Judges (2:11–3:6) 54
8. Chapter 3. The Othniel Narrative (3:7–11) 76
9. Chapter 4. The Ehud Narrative (3:12–30) 81
10. Chapter 5. The Deborah Narrative and Song (4–5) 96
11. Chapter 6. The Gideon Narrative (6–8) 142
12. Chapter 7. The Abimelech Narrative (9) 212
13. Chapter 8. The Jephthah Narrative (10:6–12:7) 240
14. Chapter 9. Brief Lists of Five Judges (10:1–5; 12:8–15) 281
15. Chapter 10. The Samson Narrative (13–16) 285
16. Chapter 11. The Closing Narratives: Their Place, Structure, and Meaning (17–21) 341
17. Chapter 12. Micah’s Idol and Dan’s Migration to the North (17–18) 351
18. Chapter 13. The Concubine at Gibeah and Israel’s War Against Benjamin (19–21) 372
19. Bibliography 403
20. Index 423