03094nam 2200649Ia 450 991081314300332120200520144314.01-280-86801-597866108680181-4294-5298-690-474-0737-71-4337-0420-X10.1163/9789047407379(CKB)1000000000334855(EBL)280753(OCoLC)171561547(SSID)ssj0000243804(PQKBManifestationID)11237175(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000243804(PQKBWorkID)10164950(PQKB)10656925(MiAaPQ)EBC280753(nllekb)BRILL9789047407379(Au-PeEL)EBL280753(CaPaEBR)ebr10171755(CaONFJC)MIL86801(OCoLC)191662062(PPN)184938848(EXLCZ)99100000000033485520050217d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSelf-interest or communal interest an ideology of leadership in the Gideon, Abimelech, and Jephthah narratives (Judg. 6-12) /by Elie Assis1st ed.Leiden ;Boston Brill20051 online resource (280 p.)Supplements to Vetus Testamentum,0083-5889 ;106Description based upon print version of record.90-04-14354-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary material -- Introduction -- The Gideon Account (6–8) -- The Abimelech Account (9) -- The Jephthah Account (10:6–12:7) -- Ideology in the Historical Context -- Bibliography -- Index of Biblical References.This book provides an extensive literary analysis of the Gideon, Abimelech and Jephthah narratives in Judges 6-12, and discloses the main intention of these stories. The book consists of three chapters, each of which analyses the respective biblical narratives. These narratives show the two parameters by which the Israelite leaders are examined, namely their loyalty to God and their altruistic character: A leader who prefers his own interest is doomed to his own demise and brings devastation upon his people. Judges does not establish a preferred governmental model, instead it considers the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of regimes. In the epilogue it is suggested that these narratives are conveniently placed in the pre-monarchic period when the question of the regime becomes part of the political debate. The book of Judges offers criteria for the choice of the right leader.Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ;v. 106.LeadershipBiblical teachingLeadershipBiblical teaching.222/.3206Assis Eliyahu1674498MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813143003321Self-interest or communal interest4039368UNINA