Judges and Ruth
An Introduction and Commentary
Published on 17. August 2017
293 pages
978-1-78359-564-8 (ISBN)
Description
The book of Judges presents Israel's frailty, the nation's need for deliverance, and God's use of flawed leaders to guide his chosen people through a dark period of their history. The book of Ruth tells a smaller story within this narrative, showing God quietly at work in the lives of a few individuals. Mary Evans's commentary places each book in its historical and canonical context, examines key theological themes and addresses issues facing twenty-first-century readers.
Part of the Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries series designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means.
Part of the Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries series designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78359-564-8 (9781783595648)
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08/2017
Inter-Varsity Press
€30.00
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Person
Mary J. Evans is a visiting lecturer in Old Testament and former Academic Dean at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology, Addis Ababa, and a former lecturer at the London School of Theology.
Content
- Intro
- GENERAL PREFACE
- AUTHOR'S PREFACE
- CHIEF ABBREVIATIONS
- Bible versions
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHIES
- Judges
- Ruth
- JUDGES
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. Literary issues
- 2. Canonical context
- 3. Historical and political background
- 4. Geographical background
- 5. Theological themes
- 6. Ethical issues facing twenty-first-century readers
- ANALYSIS
- COMMENTARY
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- A. Introductory overview/setting the scene (1:1 - 3:6)
- 2. THE JUDGES (3:7 - 16:31)
- A. Introductory comments
- B. Othniel (3:7-11)
- C. Ehud (3:12-30)
- D. Shamgar (3:31)
- E. Deborah (4:1 - 5:31)
- F. Gideon and Abimelek (6:1 - 9:57)
- G. Two 'minor' leaders (10:1-5)
- H. Jephthah (10:6 - 12:7)
- I. Three more 'minor' leaders (12:8-15)
- J. Samson (13:1 - 16:31)
- 3. STORIES OF INDIVIDUALS: EXEMPLIFYING THE TIMES (17:1 - 21:25)
- A. Introductory comments
- B. Stories related to Micah (17:1 - 18:31)
- C. Stories related to the Levite from Ephraim (19:1 - 21:25)
- RUTH
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. Background
- 2. Character studies
- 3. Theological themes
- 4. Literary issues
- ANALYSIS
- COMMENTARY
- A. Preface (1:1-5)
- B. The returns (1:6-22)
- C. Boaz and Ruth: first encounter (2:1-16)
- D. Naomi and Ruth: conversation at the end of the day (2:17-23)
- E. Seeking a marriage partner (3:1-18)
- F. Marriage and birth (4:1-17)
- G. Afterword: the genealogy (4:18-22)
- NOTES
