November 9, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS – Judges and Method: New Approaches in Biblical Studies, Second Edition from Fortress Press provides state-of-the-art introductions to leading critical methods in biblical study, all focused on a specific biblical book, Judges, and the larger Deuteronomistic History of which it is a part.

Since its publication in 1995, the first edition has established itself as a unique classroom resource that teachers can integrate into their instruction in a variety of ways. The second edition, edited by Gale Yee, has been revised throughout, and includes new essays on Gender Criticism, Cultural Criticism, and Postcolonial Criticism, as well as a glossary and indexes.

Contents:
Preface
1. Introduction – Why Judges? by Gale A. Yee
2. Narrative Criticism – Human Purpose in Conflict with Divine Presence by Richard G. Bowman
3. Social-Scientific Criticism – Judges 9 and Issues of Kinship by Naomi Steinberg
4. Feminist Criticism – Whose Interests Are Being Served? by J. Cheryl Exum
5. Structuralist Criticism – The Text's World of Meaning by David Jobling
6. Deconstructive Criticism – Achsah and the (E)razed City of Writing by Danna Nolan Fewell
7. Ideological Criticism – Judges 17-21 and the Dismembered Body by Gale A. Yee
8. Postcolonial Criticism – Who is the Other in the Book of Judges? by Uriah Y. Kim
9. Gender Criticism – The Un-Manning of Abimelech by Ken Stone
10. Cultural Criticism – Viewing the Sacrifice of Jephthah's Daughter by David M. Gunn
Glossary
Notes
Index of Topics and Names

Gale A. Yee is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Director of Studies in Feminist Liberation Theologies at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the author of a number of books and articles in Hebrew Bible, including Poor Banished Children of Eve: Women as Evil in the Hebrew Bible (Fortress, 2003).

Judges and Method: New Approaches in Biblical Studies, Second Edition, Edited by Gale A. Yee, Item No: 978-0-8006-3858-0, Format: Paperback, 284 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, Price: $22.00.

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