Judges Flashcards
What does Judges 11:26 argue about authorship and date?
they had lived in the land about 300 years–no eyewitness to write all of this.
How was judges likely composed?
selected, arranged, adapted, and written (commented on) in order to provide a structured and purposeful whole. (composition)
what is the reoccurring phrase in judges?
there was no king in Israel, everyone id what was right in his own eyes
What does the repeated phrase suggest about authorship?
Suggests that the book was likely written during some period when there was a king.
Judges 18:30 strongly suggests that this was from the period of captivity, that is exile. Think destruction of the Northern Kingdom at the very least if not the exile of Jerusalem “until the day of the captivity of the land.”
what is the cycle of narratives?
Israel disobeys, God is angry, Israel repents, God saves
What are some of the historical critical issues within judged?
there are independent stories in the beginning and end
what is the definition of a judge?
there are chronological problems in the relationship of the 480 years that judges span to the 1kings 6 account.
how does the opening of judges connect to the opening of Joshua?
uses the same phrase, “after the death of”
we continue the chronology of what we have been reading for the most part in the book of Joshua. It also connects it literarily with what we saw in Joshua 1:1. This is important at least because we do not see this phrase in Deut 1 or even Deut 33 or 34. We also see this phrase in 2 Samuel 1:1, 2 Kings 1:1 14:17.
Who did God raise as leaders where there was no leader after Joshuas death?
Judah should lead because of their military victories
God seems to be with who and against who?
with Judah, not with Benjamin
What happens when the tribes try to drive out the inhabitants?
they do not fully succeed and just live with them, beginning the cycle in chapter 2 of turning away from the lord.
what does bacah mean?
wept
what to they call Bakim?
they call that place bocim “wept”
What is the authors strategy?
he sets up idolatry ad disobedience
established a distinction between Judah and the north
creates intertextual elements
How many times does it mention Joshuas death?
3 times,
josh 24:29, Judges 2:8, 2:21 and technically 1:1
when does the central issue of idolatry begin?
in judges 2:10-3:4, beginning the judges cycle
how long does rhe judges cycle get recounted in the book?
Judges 3:1–16:31
“evil in the eyes of the Lord” occurs in:
2:11, 3:7, 12, 4:1, 6:1, 10:6, 13:1
What are the special narratives in judges 17-18 and 19-21?
17-18 is mocha and the tribe of dan
19-21 is levites convubine
what is the first episode in judges?
the cycle of idolatry judges 2:11-23)
what is the second session in judges?
Deborah (positive women representation before the culture shifts further into sin)
Barak is concerned for his safety
What is session 3 of judges
Gideon and securty
he seeks constant reassurance
he sais no to being king but acts like one anyways, even names his son to mean “my father is king”
makes an ephod which becomes an idol
What is session 4 of judges
abimelech teases power through treachery and murder
What is session 5 of judges
Jephthah is self righteous and makes a foolish vow as if to manipulate God to give him success
What is session 6 of judges
Samson purses his own desires not obedience
What is session 7 of judges
Micha, a levite, nd the dainties and cultural religion
Judges moves from the cycle to how far religious life in Israel had fallen – hollow religion and greed
What is session 8 of judges
the nation of Israel and self determination
concubine is raped to death
sodom and gomorrah
civil war kills thousands
women are kidnapped as wives
how does judges end?
there was no king in Israel, everyone did what was right in his own eyes
what area ties judges and Samuel together?
the hill country of Ephraim
what were the sources for the book of judges?
books of the was of the lord
when did the author likely write the book and by what evidence?
likely 715 after the northern kingdom exile in 722 that was mentioned in 18:30
What bookends the narratives?
the word Bocim meaning weeping
why are the people weeping?
their enemies are not being driven out, that have been taken into captivity
what sections of Joshua and judges merge together and why?
Joshua 24:28-31; judges 2:6-9
the author is encouraging reader to read the canon/order
what is similar about the cycle in judges as in dueteronomy?
they provoke the lord to jealousy, same word used as in Deuteronomy 32
it is what type of spiral?
downward, each generation gets worse
what do the judges seasons mean?
it means Israel is waiting for a spirit lead king.
