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Reading Judges for Our Times*
Summer 2013
Framed between the narratives of the conquest of the establishment of monarchy, the book of Judges gives conflicting accounts of how ancient Israelites came to occupy the land. There are other issues in the book that need attention in light of ideological, political, cultural, and religious disputes that are raging in our times. This course will identify and examine some of these concerns in Judges and reflect and engage them with issues that need our utmost attention today.
Monday, June 17 through Friday, June 21, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Downloads:
Books:
Required Books (we will read and discuss these books during the week; moreover, the professor will distribute three to four articles to read during the week)
- David M. Gunn, Judges (Blackwell Bible Commentaries; Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2005) Buy now
- J. Clinton McCann, Judges. Interpretation Commentary Series. Louisville: John Knox Press, 2002 Buy now
- Gale Yee, ed., Judges and Method (Second Edition; Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007) [if you’re purchasing a copy, make sure it’s Second Edition] Buy now
Books for Research (you are required to read these books as background information for your research paper)
- Mieke Bal, Death and Dissymmetry: The Politics of Coherence in the Book of Judges (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989) Buy now
- Ann E. Killebrew, Biblical Peoples and Ethnicity (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2005) Buy now
- Read chapter 4 from J. Maxwell Miller and John H. Hayes, A History of Ancient Israel and Judah (Second Edition; Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2006) Buy now