Judges 1-12

A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

Jack M. Sasson, John Collins

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English

Yale University Press
20 May 2014

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Religion & beliefs; Old Testaments

Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries

Profound changes have occurred in the study of early Israel over the past four decades.

In recent years, the pendulum of scholarship has swung toward literary and theological readings that are not significantly informed by the literature of the ancient Near East. Jack M. Sasson's commentary to the first twelve chapters of the book of Judges is a refreshing corrective to that trend. It aims to expand comprehension of the Hebrew text by explaining its meaning, exploring its contexts, and charting its effect over time. Addressed are issues about the techniques that advance the text's objectives, the impulses behind its composition, the motivations behind its preservation, the diversity of interpretations during its transmission in several ancient languages, and the learned attention it has gathered over time in faith traditions, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim.

In its pages also is a fair sampling from ancient Near Eastern documents to illumine specific biblical passages or to bolster the interpretation of contexts. The result is a Judges that more carefully reflects the culture that produced it.

In presenting this fresh translation of the Masoretic text of Judges as received in our days, Sasson does not shy away from citing variant or divergent readings in the few Judges fragments and readily calls on testimonies from diverse Greek, Aramaic, and Latin renderings. The opinions of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sages are reviewed, as are those of eminent scholars of recent times. With his Introductory Remarks, Notes, and Comments, Sasson addresses specific issues of religious, social, cultural, and historical significance and turns to ancient Near Eastern lore to illustrate how specific actions and events unfolded elsewhere under comparable circumstances.

This impressive new appreciation of Judges will be of immense interest to bible specialists, theologians, cultural historians, and students of the ancient world.

Translated by: Jack M. Sasson
Series edited by: John Collins
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 984g
ISBN: 9780300190335
ISBN 10: 0300190336
Series: The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries
Pages: 616
Publication Date: 20 May 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jack M. Sasson, the Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies and Hebrew Bible at Vanderbilt University, lives in Nashville, TN. He is past president of the American Oriental Society and the International Association for Assyriology.

Reviews for Judges 1-12: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary

The first instalment of Sasson's new commentary on Judges presents detailed and insightful exegesis on this fascinating work... a readily accessible and sure guide to the text. This will undoubtedly become a major critical work on the text and message of Judges. The next volume will be eagerly awaited. -Paul Foster, Expository Times -- Paul Foster * Expository Times *