RT Article
T1 Dismembering Israel: The Downward Spiral of the Abuse of Women in the Book of Judges
JF Journal of pentecostal theology
VO 31
IS 2
SP 198
OP 214
A1 Hill, A. Rebecca Basdeo
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1813764093
AB The book of Judges vividly depicts the spiritual decline, violence, and lawlessness that directly results from Israel’s failure to hear Yhwh. Israel’s refusal to hear Yhwh’s voice leads to each generation becoming more perverted, more depraved, and more corrupted than the prior generation, resulting in complete disorder at the end of the book. The downward spiral into anarchy and the steady social and spiritual deterioration seen in the book of Judges closely correspond to the security, interests, and welfare of the women in the narrative. The spiritual disintegration caused by Israel’s progressive deafness to Yhwh’s voice is linked to the oppression, violence, and silencing of women’s voices in Israel. This article examines the stories of the Israelite female characters in Judges and argues that the stories of women are organized in such a way that they expose the downward spiral of Israel as a whole.
K1 Levite’s concubine
K1 Samson’s mother
K1 Jephthah’s daughter
K1 Jael
K1 Deborah
K1 Achsah
DO 10.1163/17455251-bja10038