Judging the Judges : finding value in these problematic characters

dc.contributor.authorMartin, L.R.
dc.date.accessioned2009-02-25T09:00:14Z
dc.date.available2009-02-25T09:00:14Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe 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.urihttp://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1525162en_US
dc.identifier.citationMartin, 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.issn1609-9982
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/9006
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Theology, University of Pretoriaen_US
dc.rightsFaculty of Theology, University of Pretoriaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBible -- O.T. -- Judges -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.en
dc.titleJudging the Judges : finding value in these problematic charactersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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