Judges 19-21 and the "othering" of Benjamin: a golah polemic against the autochthonous inhabitants of the land?

"Of all the tribes of Israel, why is Benjamin cast in the role of the villainous "other" in Judges 19-21? Krisel argues that the anti-Benjamin Tendenz in the narrative reflects economic, political and ideological tensions between the Golah community, the deportees who returned from Ba...

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Main Author: Krisel, William 1954- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2022]
In: Oudtestamentische studiën (volume 81)
Year: 2022
Reviews:[Rezension von: Krisel, William, 1954-, Judges 19-21 and the "othering" of Benjamin : a golah polemic against the autochthonous inhabitants of the land?] (2023) (Schulz, Sarah, 1982 -)
Series/Journal:Oudtestamentische studiën volume 81
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Benjamin, Biblical person / Bible. Judge 19-21 / Redaction
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. Judges, XVII-XXI Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Thesis
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Summary:"Of all the tribes of Israel, why is Benjamin cast in the role of the villainous "other" in Judges 19-21? Krisel argues that the anti-Benjamin Tendenz in the narrative reflects economic, political and ideological tensions between the Golah community, the deportees who returned from Babylon during the early Persian period, and the people who had not gone into exile, who lived primarily in the Benjamin region. The hypothesis is supported by archaeological and survey data largely overlooked by biblical scholars and by a careful redaction history of the text. Krisel engages critically with the predominant scholarly view that Judges 19-21 uses "irony" to cast the explicit heroes in the narrative, the sons of Israel, as the implicit villains"--
Item Description:"This monograph is a revised and up-dated version of my PhD dissertation presented in Paris on 6 May 2019 for the degree of Doctor in Theology from Institut Catholique de Paris and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven" - introduction
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004499342