Power and Politics in the Book of Judges

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Power and Politics in the Book of Judges

Author	: John C. Yoder
File Size	: 53,5 Mb
Publisher	: Fortress Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 01 May 2015
ISBN	: 9781451496628
Pages	: 273 pages

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John C. Yoder examines political culture and behavior in the book of Judges. Although the Deuteronomistic editor portrayed the "judges" as moral champions, the men and women of valor were preoccupied with the problem of gaining and maintaining political power. They were ambitious, at times ruthless; they might be labeled chiefs, strongmen, or even warlords in today's world, using violence, patronage, and the control of the labor and reproductive capacity of subordinates, as well as other strategies that did not require the constant exercise of force.

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