TY  - BOOK
AU  - Assis,Eliyahu
TI  - Self-interest or communal interest: an ideology of leadership in the Gideon, Abimelech, and Jephthah narratives (Judg. 6-12) 
SN  - 9789047407379
AV  - BS1199.L4 A77 2005
U1  - 222/.3206 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Bible
KW  - O.T
KW  - Judges VI-XII
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Leadership in the Bible
KW  - Gideon
KW  - (Biblical judge)
KW  - Abimelech
KW  - (Biblical figure)
KW  - Jephthah
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-258) and index; Preliminary material -- Introduction -- The Gideon Account (6–8) -- The Abimelech Account (9) -- The Jephthah Account (10:6–12:7) -- Ideology in the Historical Context -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical References; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - 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 to his own demise and brings devastation upon his people. Judges does not establish a preferred governmental model, instead it considers the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of regimes. In the epilogue it is suggested that these narratives are conveniently placed in the pre-monarchic period when the question of the regime becomes part of the political debate. The book of Judges offers criteria for the choice of the right leader
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789047407379
ER  -