The concept of judgment is at odds with today's culture, which considers it a sin to suggest there is such a thing as sin. Perhaps that is partly because we have seen all too clearly the fallibility of those who judge. What many of us long for is not judgment but righteousness and deliverance from oppression. That is why the books of Judges and Ruth are so relevant today: Judges, because it reveals a God who employs very human deliverers but refuses to gloss over their sins and the consequences of those sins; and Ruth, because it demonstrates the far-reaching impact of a righteous character. Exploring the links between the Bible and our own times, Dr. K. Lawson Younger Jr. shares literary perspectives on the books of Judges and Ruth that reveal ageless truths for our twenty-first-century lives. Most Bible commentaries take us on a one-way trip from our world to the world of the Bible. But they leave us there, assuming that we can somehow make the return journey on our own. They focus on the original meaning of the passage but don't discuss its contemporary application. The information they offer is valuable--but the job is only half done! The NIV Application Commentary Series helps bring both halves of the interpretive task together. This unique, award-winning series shows readers how to bring an ancient message into our postmodern context. It explains not only what the Bible meant but also how it speaks powerfully today.
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The concept of judgment is at odds with today’s culture, which considers it a sin to suggest there is such a thing as sin. Perhaps that is partly because we have seen all too clearly the fallibility of those who judge. What many of us long for is not judgment but righteousness and deliverance from oppression. That is why the books of Judges and Ruth are so relevant today: Judges, because it reveals a God who employs very human deliverers but refuses to gloss over their sins and the consequences of those sins; and Ruth, because it demonstrates the far-reaching impact of a righteous character.
Exploring the links between the Bible and our own times, Dr. K. Lawson Younger Jr. shares literary perspectives on the books of Judges and Ruth that reveal ageless truths for our twenty-first-century lives.
Most Bible commentaries take us on a one-way trip from our world to the world of the Bible. But they leave us there, assuming that we can somehow make the return journey on our own. They focus on the original meaning of the passage but don’t discuss its contemporary application. The information they offer is valuable--but the job is only half done!
The NIV Application Commentary Series helps bring both halves of the interpretive task together. This unique, award-winning series shows readers how to bring an ancient message into our postmodern context. It explains not only what the Bible meant but also how it speaks powerfully today.
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K. Lawson Younger, Jr. (PhD, University of Sheffield) is professor of Old Testament, Semitic languages, and ancient near eastern history at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is the author, associate editor, and co-editor of several books, and has contributed to numerous collections of essays, dictionaries, and periodicals.
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K. Lawson Younger, Jr. (PhD, University of Sheffield) is professor of Old Testament, Semitic languages, and ancient near eastern history at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is the author, associate editor, and co-editor of several books, and has contributed to numerous collections of essays, dictionaries, and periodicals.
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From the evangelical OT scholar K.L.Younger, who edited the celebrated three volumes 'Context of Scripture' (a mine of archaeological evidence relevant for comparative studies), comes a very readable and illuminating volume on Judges and Ruth. Consulting this book regularly in preparing sermons you will feel that the people who 'screwed up' the times between the conquest of Israel and the monarchy are not unlike you. Lawson providing just the background issues you need, like information on warfare, meanings of odd phrases, old near eastern habits and the like. Thus he is able to go past these issues and past the very stories themselves so to make Judges and Ruth lively messages, dealing with timeless feelings of honour and distress little different from us and our private war campaigns. Whenever I'm working on Judges Lawson is around.
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I purchased the book not knowing what to think. After using it (currently I am in Ruth 4), I am both satisfied and, in part, disappointed. With his work in Ruth, I am pleased, relatively speaking, in total. The original meaning and application I have found to be very good. In Judges, on the other hand, this is a different matter. I really liked the application sections. On the original meanings, I have a different point of view. I understood his words to be very pessimistic about many situations that, contextually, are not required. When one produces a commentary, comments like this are to be expected and since this man felt that way, it is reasonable that he could (can and did) offer his point of view. I would recommend the book, but encourage one to use additional sources, such as: The Expositor's Bible Commentary, WBC, etc.
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In-depth. Analysis of original languages. Structural outlines. Practical Applications. Scholarly and pastoral emphases. Footnotes if you wanna be detailed, but it doesn't bog down the main text. This and Ralph Davis are my two go-to commentaries for Judges right now.
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There we can find some good ideas for application, but very dissapointing are sections for contemporary significance. Many of them are so short and it seems they are unfinished. Read more
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AFTER THE DEATH of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, "Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fleece incidents, nearer redeemer, major judge cycle, introductory circumstances, double theophany, doing hesed, judge cycles, double conclusion, moral nadir, double introduction, cycles section, covenantal loyalty, narcissistic society, dialogue unit, seven braids, thirty daughters, seventy sons, judge narratives, minor judges, framework statements, thirty sons, ideal judge, clan relative, religious idols, cast idol Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, The Book of the Judges, Near East, Song of Deborah, God of Israel, Jabesh Gilead, Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Spirit of Yahweh, Jesus Christ, Grand Rapids, Winona Lake, Ruth the Moabitess, Beth Millo, Structural Remarks, Heber the Kenite, Ind Eisenbrauns, Leiden Brill, New York, Sheffield Sheffield Academic Press, Mahaneh Dan, Harosheth Haggoyim, City of Palms, Downers Grove, Holy Spirit New!
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AFTER THE DEATH of Joshua, the Israelites asked the LORD, "Who will be the first to go up and fight for us against the Canaanites?" Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fleece incidents, nearer redeemer, major judge cycle, introductory circumstances, double theophany, doing hesed, judge cycles, double conclusion, moral nadir, double introduction, cycles section, covenantal loyalty, narcissistic society, dialogue unit, seven braids, thirty daughters, seventy sons, judge narratives, minor judges, framework statements, thirty sons, ideal judge, clan relative, religious idols, cast idol Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, The Book of the Judges, Near East, Song of Deborah, God of Israel, Jabesh Gilead, Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Spirit of Yahweh, Jesus Christ, Grand Rapids, Winona Lake, Ruth the Moabitess, Beth Millo, Structural Remarks, Heber the Kenite, Ind Eisenbrauns, Leiden Brill, New York, Sheffield Sheffield Academic Press, Mahaneh Dan, Harosheth Haggoyim, City of Palms, Downers Grove, Holy Spirit New!
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- The Book of Ruth (New International Commentary on the Old Testament) by Robert L. Hubbard Jr. on 20 pages
- The Literary Guide to the Bible by Robert Alter on 5 pages
- The Book of Judges (Old Testament Readings) by Marc Zvi Brettler on 4 pages
- The Book of Judges (Cambridge Bible Commentaries on the Old Testament) by James D. Martin in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 337
- The Creation of History in Ancient Israel by Marc Zvi Brettler in Front Matter, and page 116
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- Esther and Ruth (Reformed Expository Commentary) by Iain M. Duguid on page 132, page 144, and page 172
- The New American Commentary Volume 5 - Joshua by David M. Howard on page 260
- In the Beginning Was the Word: The Power and Glory of Illuminated Bibles by Christian Gastgeber on page 302
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