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Society for Old Testament Study Monographs: Marriage by Capture in the Book of Judges: An Anthropological Approach
Katherine Southwood
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Description for Society for Old Testament Study Monographs: Marriage by Capture in the Book of Judges: An Anthropological Approach
hardcover. This book explores the concepts of marriage, ethnicity, rape, and power in Judges 21 as means of ethnic preservation and exclusion. Series: Society for Old Testament Study Monographs. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG1; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
In this book, Katherine E. Southwood offers a new approach to interpreting Judges 21. Breaking away from traditional interpretations of kingship, feminism, or comparisons with Greek or Roman mythology, she explores the concepts of marriage, ethnicity, rape, and power as means of ethnic preservation and exclusion. She also exposes the many reasons why marriage by capture occurred during the post-exilic period. Judges 21 served as a warning against compromise - submission to superficial unity between the Israelites and the Benjaminites. Any such unity would result in drastic changes in the character, culture, and values of the ethnic group 'Israel'. The ... Read more
In this book, Katherine E. Southwood offers a new approach to interpreting Judges 21. Breaking away from traditional interpretations of kingship, feminism, or comparisons with Greek or Roman mythology, she explores the concepts of marriage, ethnicity, rape, and power as means of ethnic preservation and exclusion. She also exposes the many reasons why marriage by capture occurred during the post-exilic period. Judges 21 served as a warning against compromise - submission to superficial unity between the Israelites and the Benjaminites. Any such unity would result in drastic changes in the character, culture, and values of the ethnic group 'Israel'. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Society for Old Testament Study Monographs
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107145245
SKU
V9781107145245
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About Katherine Southwood
Katherine E. Southwood is University Lecturer in Old Testament and Fellow and Tutor in Theology and Religion at St John's College, Oxford. Her research focuses on and promotes interdisciplinary approaches to the Hebrew Bible through engagement with social anthropology to understand Israelite marriage practices and the impact of forced and return migrations on Israelite identity. She is the author of ... Read more
Reviews for Society for Old Testament Study Monographs: Marriage by Capture in the Book of Judges: An Anthropological Approach
'In the best tradition of radically innovative biblical interpretation, Southwood has established a framework for the discussion of the historical meaning of Judges 21 that is now the inevitable starting point for future analysis, whether or not one agrees with all the details of her particular conclusion. The members of the Society for Old Testament Study should be gratified that ... Read more