Legitimacy, Illegitimacy, and the Right to Rule: Windows on Abimelech's Rise and Demise in Judges 9

by Gordon K. Oeste

Book Overview

This book explores the portrayal of the rise, reign, and demise of Abimelech in Judges 9 and asks about whose interests this portrayal may have served. The negative depiction of Abimelech's kingship in this chapter, coupled with Gideon's rejection of kingship in Judges 8:22-23, has led interpreters to view the passage as anti-monarchic. This perspective clashes with the pro-monarchic stance of Judges 17-21. However, while the portrayal of Abimelech's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567237834
• ISBN13: 9780567237835
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"