Judges and Ruth
Part of New Cambridge Bible Commentary
- Author: Victor H. Matthews, Southwest Missouri State University
- Date Published: January 2004
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521000666
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Bringing to life the world portrayed in the stories in Judges and Ruth, this commentary offers readers an "insider" perspective on the narratives. After establishing a cultural and literary context, Victor Matthews analyzes each episode separately and as a whole.
Read more- Provides inset boxes with outlines, translations of ancient texts, or structural features of stories
- Designed for lay audiences and pastors through a clear writing style and by offering a Suggest Reading List and the whole of the NRSV for Judges-Ruth
- Emphasizes social world with details on everyday life in early Israel
Reviews & endorsements
"Matthews has written a fine, very readable commentary...I recommend it highly for students in colleges, universities, and seminaries." The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, Gale A. Yee, Episcopal Divinity School
See more reviews"Before he launches into a chapter-by-chapter commentary, he provides very helpful bibliographies that focus on these and other methods, specifically literary, redactional, feminist, social scientific, and historical critical analyses. It presumes significant biblical background and a basic knowledge of Hebrew." The Bible Today
"Judges and Ruth is written to accomodate a wide range of readers, from the serious Bible student to the scholar...A strength of the book comes in its annotated bibliography. Matthews includes eighteen pages of bibliography divided into separate disciplines of study; commentaries, literary studies, redaction studies, feminist studies, social world and archaeohistorical studies, social scientific studies, historical-critical studies and additional articles and monographs of interest." - Sara Fudge, Cincinnati Christian University
"The author's contribution lies in...his rich treatment of concrete tales. A seasoned scholar, Matthews brings to the text a keen literary analysis and an unusual grasp of comparative ancient Near Eastern literature, archaeological data, and cross-cultural studies." - Carolyn Presler, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
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- Date Published: January 2004
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521000666
- length: 294 pages
- dimensions: 227 x 153 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.396kg
- contains: 25 b/w illus. 2 maps
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. The Book of Judges:
1. Introduction
2. Suggested reading list
3. Commentary
Part II. The Book of Ruth:
1. Introduction
2. Suggested reading list
3. Commentary.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Women in Judges
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