TY  - GEN
T1  - Power and politics in the Book of Judges : men and women of valor?
A1  - Yoder, John Charles
LA  - English
PP  - Minneapolis Minnesota
PB  - Fortress Press
YR  - 2015
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn908073232
AB  - Power and Politics in the Book of Judges studies political culture and behavior in premonarchic Israel, focusing on the protagonists in the book of Judges. Although the sixth-century BCE Deuteronomistic editor portrayed them as moral champions and called them "judges," the original bardic storytellers and the men and women of valor themselves were preoccupied with the problem of gaining and maintaining political power. These "mighty ones" were ambitious, at times ruthless; they might be labeled chiefs, strongmen, or even warlords in today's world. John C. Yoder considers the variety of strategies the men and women of valor used to gain and consolidate their power, including the use of violence, the redistribution of patronage, and the control of the labor and reproductive capacity of subordinates. They relied heavily, however, on other strategies that did not deplete their wealth or require the constant exercise of force: mobilizing and dispensing Indigenous knowledge, cultivating a reputation for reliability and honor, and positioning themselves as skillful mediators between the realms of earth and heaven, using their association with YHWH to advance their political, economic, or military agenda
OP  - 273
CN  - BS1305.52 .Y647 2015eb
SN  - 9781451496628
SN  - 1451496621
SN  - 9781451496420
SN  - 1451496427
KW  - Bible. : Judges : Criticism, interpretation, etc.
KW  - Bible. : Judges
KW  - Politics in the Bible.
KW  - Jews : Politics and government : To 70 A.D.
KW  - Jews : Kings and rulers.
KW  - Politique dans la Bible.
KW  - Juifs : Politique et gouvernement : Jusqu'à 70.
KW  - Juifs : Rois et souverains.
KW  - RELIGION : Biblical Studies : Old Testament.
KW  - Jews : Kings and rulers
KW  - Jews : Politics and government
KW  - Politics in the Bible
KW  - To 70
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc.
ER  -