Hollow Men, Strange Women: Riddles, Codes and Otherness in the Book of Judges
Author:   Robin Baker
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   143
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9789004322660


Pages:   354
Publication Date:   21 July 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Hollow Men, Strange Women: Riddles, Codes and Otherness in the Book of Judges


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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.

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Author:   Robin Baker
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   143
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.701kg
ISBN:  

9789004322660


ISBN 10:   9004322663
Pages:   354
Publication Date:   21 July 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents PREFACE 1. INTRODUCTION: 'A SPOIL OF DIVERS COLOURS ON BOTH SIDES' 2. 'O MIRROR OF OUR FICKLE STATE': RIDDLES, WORDS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS OF ILLUSION 3. NOT QUITE AT HOME: GEOGRAPHY AND OTHERNESS 4. 'LET ME FEEL THE PILLARS ON WHICH THE HOUSE STANDS': THE ROLE AND SYMBOLISM OF THE BOOK'S RHETORICAL ARCHITECTURE 5. THE TANGLED ROOTS OF DEBORAH'S TREE: MESOPOTAMIA, EGYPT AND THE SOUL OF JUDGES 6. 'THIS BROKEN JAW OF OUR LOST KINGDOMS': DEATH AND COSMIC WARFARE 7. PAST AS PARABLE, HISTORY AS HONEY: JUDGES AS HISTORIOGRAPHY 8. EPILOGUE: JUDGES AND THE DEUTERONOMIST BIBLIOGRAPHY General Index Index of Biblical References

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Robin Baker is Professor of Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Winchester and a Fellow of University College London.

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