Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The Literary Worlds of Genesis
- 2 Exodus
- 3 Reading the Wilderness Narratives
- 4 Prospects and Perils in the Land of Promise
- 5 Saul the Undead and David the Bringer of Life
- 6 Monarchic Collapse
- 7 Ruth and Jonah
- 8 Theaters of Empire and Exile in Daniel and Esther
- 9 Narrative Art in Chronicles
- 10 The Genesis of Jesus in the Narrative of Matthew
- 11 Fear and Grief
- 12 Luke’s Gospel as a Narrative of Reconciliation
- 13 Signs Cultivating Imperfect Belief in the Fourth Gospel
- 14 The Acts of the Apostles
- 15 Stories from Letters
- 16 Reading Revelation for Its Plot
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
4 - Prospects and Perils in the Land of Promise
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 The Literary Worlds of Genesis
- 2 Exodus
- 3 Reading the Wilderness Narratives
- 4 Prospects and Perils in the Land of Promise
- 5 Saul the Undead and David the Bringer of Life
- 6 Monarchic Collapse
- 7 Ruth and Jonah
- 8 Theaters of Empire and Exile in Daniel and Esther
- 9 Narrative Art in Chronicles
- 10 The Genesis of Jesus in the Narrative of Matthew
- 11 Fear and Grief
- 12 Luke’s Gospel as a Narrative of Reconciliation
- 13 Signs Cultivating Imperfect Belief in the Fourth Gospel
- 14 The Acts of the Apostles
- 15 Stories from Letters
- 16 Reading Revelation for Its Plot
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page )
- References
Summary
The journey through the wilderness ends with the people of Israel in the land of promise, but it is fraught with snares and temptations in the turbulent books of Joshua and Judges.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Narrative , pp. 82 - 98Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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Selected Further Reading
Alter, Robert. Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. A Translation with Commentary. New York: W. W. Norton, 2013.Google Scholar
Bal, Mieke. Death & Dissymmetry: The Politics of Coherence in the Book of Judges. Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988.Google Scholar
Exum, J. Cheryl. “The Centre Cannot Hold: Thematic and Textual Instabilities in Judges.” Catholic Biblical Quarterly 52 (1990): 410–443.Google Scholar
Exum, J. Cheryl. Fragmented Women: Feminist (Sub)versions of Biblical Narratives. 2nd edition, Cornerstones. London: T&T Clark, 2015. Kindle edition.Google Scholar
Gafney, Wil. “A Womanist Midrash of Delilah: Don’t Hate the Playa Hate the Game.” Pages 49–72 in Womanist Interpretations of the Bible: Expanding the Discourse. Edited by Gay, L. Byron and Lovelace, Vanessa. Semeia Studies 85. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2016.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hawk, L. Daniel. Joshua. Berit Olam: Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry. Collegeville, MN. Liturgical Press, 2000.Google Scholar
Lackowski, Mark. “Victim, Victor, or Villain? The Unfinalizability of Delilah.” Journal of the Bible and Its Reception 6.2 (2019): 197–225.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Mobley, Gregory. Samson and the Liminal Hero in the Ancient Near East. Library of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Studies 453. London: T&T Clark, 2006.Google Scholar
Römer, Thomas. The So-Called Deuteronomistic History: A Sociological, Historical and Literary Introduction. London: T&T Clark, 2007.Google Scholar
Schneider, Tammi J. Judges. Berit Olam: Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry. Collegville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2000.Google Scholar
Sharp, Carolyn J. Joshua. Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary. Macon, Georgia: Smyth & Helwys, 2019.Google Scholar
Van Wijk-Bos, Johanna. The End of the Beginning: Joshua & Judges. Volume 1 of A People and a Land. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2019.Google Scholar
Victor, Royce M. “Delilah – A Forgotten Hero (Judges 16:4–21).” Pages 235–255 in Joshua and Judges. Texts @ Contexts. Edited by Brenner, Athalya and Gale, A. Yee. Minneapolis; Fortress, 2013.CrossRefGoogle Scholar