| Hollow Men, Strange Women: Riddles, Codes and Otherness in the Book of Judges Contributor(s): Baker, Robin (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004322663 ISBN-13: 9789004322660 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $182.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Series: Biblical Interpretation |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.45 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Hollow Men, Strange Women, Robin Baker provides a masterly reappraisal of Israel's experience during its Settlement of Canaan as narrated in the Book of Judges. Written under Assyrian suzerainty in the reign of Manasseh, Judges is both a theological commentary on the Settlement and an esoteric work of prophecy. Its apparent historicity subtly encrypts a grim forewarning of Judah's future, and, in its extensive treatment of otherness, Judges explores the meaning of God's covenant with Israel. Robin Baker's scholarly and perceptive reading draws on a deep understanding of ancient Hebrew and Mesopotamian symbolic codes to interpret the riddles in this many-layered text. The Book of Judges reveals complex literary configurations from which past, present, and future are simultaneously presented. |