{"product_id":"the-rhetoric-of-the-book-of-judges-9789004101043","title":"The Rhetoric of the Book of Judges","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert H. O'Connell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Brill\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Brill\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Interior Design - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume describes how the rhetorical devices used in Judges inspire its readers to support a divinely appointed Judahite king who endorses the deuteronomic agenda to rid the land of foreigners, to maintain inter-tribal loyalty to YHWH's cult, and to uphold social justice.\u003cbr\u003eMatters of rhetorical concern interpreted here include the superimposed cycle-motif and tribal-political schemata, concerns reflected in the plot-layers of each hero story, the force of narrative analogy for characterization, the strategy of entrapment which foreshadows portrayals of Saul and David in 1 Samuel, and the relation between Judges' implied situation of composition and its compiler's intention.\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to offering new insights into the rhetorical strategy of the Judges compiler, this book illustrates a new method for understanding how plot-layered stories work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Leather","offer_id":47969815429271,"sku":"9789004101043","price":39117.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789004101043.webp?v=1782924419","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-rhetoric-of-the-book-of-judges-9789004101043","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}