Judging the Judges : finding value in these problematic characters

dc.contributor.author	Martin, L.R.
dc.date.accessioned	2009-02-25T09:00:14Z
dc.date.available	2009-02-25T09:00:14Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.description.abstract	The biblical judges are well known for their less than exemplary behaviour. In the past, these judges have been appreciated largely as examples of how a charismatic leader should not behave. In spite of the judges' questionable morals, the writer of the book of Hebrews commends four of them (Barak, Gideon, Jephthah, and Samson) for their faith. This paper evaluates these judges in light of their characterisations in the book of Hebrews and in the book of Judges and suggests that our struggle with the judges parallels the contemporary integrity crisis in Christian leadership.	en_US
dc.description.uri	http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1525162	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Martin, LR 2008, 'Judging the Judges : finding value in these problematic characters', Verbum et Ecclesia, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 110-129. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_verbum.html]	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1609-9982
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/9006
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria	en_US
dc.rights	Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- O.T. -- Judges -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.	en
dc.title	Judging the Judges : finding value in these problematic characters	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US