"Some worthless and reckless fellows": landlessness and parasocial leadership in Judges
In this essay, I argue that the narratives in Judges 9, 11, and 18 should be read as examples of “parasocial” leadership in the Iron Age Levant. Specific characters such as Abimelek and Jephthah are parasocial leaders whose existence fits within known categories of regional social change. By extensi...
| Published in: | The journal of Hebrew scriptures |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The National Library of Canada
2011
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The journal of Hebrew scriptures
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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