Self-interest or communal interest : an ideology of leadership in the Gideon, Abimelech, and Jephthah narratives (Judg. 6-12) / / by Elie Assis

• Autore: Assis Eliyahu
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Disciplina: 222/.3206
• Soggetto topico: Leadership - Biblical teaching
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Self-interest or communal interest
• ISBN: 1-280-86801-5; 9786610868018; 1-4294-5298-6; 90-474-0737-7; 1-4337-0420-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813143003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; ; v. 106.