The Book of Judges: With Introduction and Notes (Classic Reprint)

C. F. Burney

ISBN 10: 0282513485 / ISBN 13: 9780282513481

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2017

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Print on Demand. This book explores the period between Israelâ s entrance into the Promised Land of Canaan and their establishment of a monarchy. The text, which combines ancient narratives, poetry, and historical prose, follows a cycle of oppression by enemy forces and deliverance by a God-appointed leader known as a judge. The judges were not only religious figures but also charismatic leaders who rallied the Israelite tribes to fight against hostile forces. Through this narrative, the author explores key themes such as the consequences of disobedience to God, the importance of leadership, and the cyclical nature of Israelâ s history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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• Titolo: The Book of Judges: With Introduction and Notes (Classic Reprint)
• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0282513485
• ISBN 13: 9780282513481
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: print-on-demand item
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Judaism

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Excerpt from The Book of Judges: With Introduction and Notes

I have also to express my grateful thanks to Professor L. W. King for much advice upon matters connected with Babylonian studies. He has read, in particular, 6 of my Introduction and all my Additional Notes which deal with the influence of Babylonian civilization Upon Cana'an; and my confidence in the lines which I have taken in dealing with this side of my subject has been greatly strengthened by his approval and support. Professor R.. W. Rogers of Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, New Jersey, whose regular visits for research. In the Bodleian Library have made him as much a son of Oxford as of the United States, was in residence here during the greater part of the years 1913-14. During our long friendship we have grown accustomed to discuss the Biblical questions in which our common interests lie; and I owe much to his judicial mind and expert know ledge of Assyriology.

With my wife I have talked over many of the points, both small and great, which have arisen in the course of my researches; and the book owes not a little to her quick apprehension, sound common sense, and unerring feeling for style and lucidity.

Finally, I must thank the Trustees of the British Museum for permission to reproduce the seal-cylinder impressions figured in Plate III., and the two reliefs from the Report on excavations at Carchemish, edited by Dr. D. G. Hogarth, which appear in Plate V.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.