Self-Interest or Communal Interest: An Ideology of Leadership in the Gideon, Abimelech and Jephthah Narratives (Judg 6-12)
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This book provides an extensive literary analysis of the Gideon, Abimelech and Jephthah narratives in Judges 6-12, and discloses the main intention of these stories. The book consists of three chapters, each of which analyses the respective biblical narratives. These narratives show the two parameters by which the Israelite leaders are examined, namely their loyalty to God and their altruistic character: A leader who prefers his own interest is doomed...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:9004143548
ISBN13:9789004143548
Release Date:April 2005
Publisher:Brill
Length:280 Pages
Weight:1.44 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.8" x 9.6"
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