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Introductions

On-line Resource Robert Wheler Bush [1820-1908], A Popular Introduction to Joshua, Judges and RuthRobert Wheler Bush [1820-1908], A Popular Introduction to Joshua, Judges and Ruth. London: The Religious Tract Society, n.d. Hbk. pp.125. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book The Literary Guide to the BibleD.M. Gunn, "Joshua and Judges," Robert Alter & Frank Kermode, eds., The Literary Guide to the Bible. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1987. Pbk. ISBN: 0674875311.
Book or monograph Mayes: JudgesA.D.H. Mayes, Judges. Old Testament Guides. Sheffield: JSOT, 1985. Pbk. ISBN: 0905774582. pp.98.

Commentaries

Book or monograph Auld: Joshua, Judges, and RuthA.Graeme Auld, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. Daily Study Bible. Westminster, 1985. Pbk. ISBN: 0664245765. pp.282.
Book or monograph Boling: JudgesRobert G. Boling, Judges. Anchor Bible. Doubleday, 1975. Hbk. ISBN: 038501029X. pp.338.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Block: Judges-RuthDaniel I. Block, Judges-Ruth. New American Commentary, Vol. 6.. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999. Hbk. ISBN: 0805401067. pp.416. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Charles Fox Burney [1868-1925], editor, The Book of Judges with Introduction and NotesCharles Fox Burney [1868-1925], editor, The Book of Judges with Introduction and Notes. London: Rivingtons. 1918. Hbk. pp.528. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource George Bush [1796-1859], Notes, critical and practical, on the books of Joshua and Judges, designed as a general help to Biblical reading and instruction. Reprinted from the American edition of 1838. London: Thomas Ward & Co., [1840]. Hbk. pp.254. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Trent C. Butler, JudgesTrent C. Butler, Judges. Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 8. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017. ISBN: 9780310586364. pp.636. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Judges and RuthArthur E. Cundall & Leon Morris, Judges and Ruth. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. Leicester: IVP, 2015. ISBN: 9781783592272. pp.318. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource George Cunningham Monteath Douglas [1826-1904], The Book of Judges. Handbooks for Bible ClassesGeorge Cunningham Monteath Douglas [1826-1904], The Book of Judges. Handbooks for Bible Classes. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, [1888]. Hbk. pp.96. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Mary J. Evans, Judges and RuthMary J. Evans, Judges and Ruth. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. London: IVP, 2017. ISBN: 9781783595648. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource F.W. Farrar [1831-1903], "Judges," Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, An Old Testament commentary for English Readers various writers. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1883. Hbk. pp.164-273. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph C.J. Goslinga, Joshua, Judges, Ruth. Bible Students Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986. Hbk. ISBN: 0310452805.
Book or monograph Joshua, Judges, RuthJ. Gordon Harris, Cheryl Anne Brown & Michael S. Moore, Joshua, Judges, Ruth. New International Biblical Commentary. Old Testament Series, 5. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 1565632141. pp.300.
On-line Resource Thomas Boston Johnstone [1847-1902] & Lewis Hughes, Analysis of the Book of Judges with Notes Critical, Historical, and Geographical also Maps and Examination Questions.Thomas Boston Johnstone [1847-1902] & Lewis Hughes, Analysis of the Book of Judges with Notes Critical, Historical, and Geographical also Maps and Examination Questions. London: John Heywood, 1884. Hbk. pp. 129. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource John James Lias [1834-1923], The Book of JudgesJohn James Lias [1834-1923], The Book of Judges, J.J.S. Perowne, gen.ed., The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1884. Hbk. pp.220. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly J. Clinton McCann Jr., JudgesJ. Clinton McCann Jr., Judges. Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching. Louisville, KY: Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2011. ISBN: 9781611641424. pp.320. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Frank Marshall [1848-1906], The Book of Judges with Maps, Notes, and IntroductionFrank Marshall [1848-1906], The Book of Judges with Maps, Notes, and Introduction. London: George Gill & Sons Ltd., [n.d.]. Hbk. pp.106. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource George Foot Moore [1851–1931], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on JudgesGeorge Foot Moore [1851–1931], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Judges. The International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1903. Hbk. pp.476. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 3: Judges to Second of Kings, 7th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1845. pp.1-88.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Soggin: JudgesJ.A. Soggin, Judges. Old Testament Library. Westminster, 1981. Hbk. ISBN: 0664223214. pp.305.
On-line Resource Griffithes Wheeler Thatcher [1863-1950], Judges and RuthGriffithes Wheeler Thatcher [1863-1950], Judges and Ruth. Introduction; Revised Version with Notes, Giving an Analysis Showing from Which of the Original Documents Each Portion of the Text is Taken; Index and Map. Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C. Jack, [n.d.]. Hbk. pp.199. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Judges (Bob Utley)
On-line Resource George Henry Somerset Walpole [1854-1929], Handbook to Judges and Ruth for the Use of Teachers and StudentsGeorge Henry Somerset Walpole [1854-1929], Handbook to Judges and Ruth for the Use of Teachers and Students. Rivingtons Handbooks to the Bible and Prayer Book. London: Rivingtons, 1901. Hbk. pp.200. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Robert Alexander Watson [1845-1921], Judges and Ruth, W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. Hbk. pp.423. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Kenneth C. Way, Judges and RuthKenneth C. Way, Judges and Ruth. Teach the Text Commentary Series. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2016. ISBN: 9781493405350.pp.272. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Barry G. Webb, The Book of the JudgesBarry G. Webb, The Book of the Judges. An Integrated Reading. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1987. ISBN: 9780567200648. pp.260. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Wilcock: The Message of JudgesMichael Wilcock, The Message of Judges. The Bible Speaks Today. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 1993. ISBN: 9780830883110. pp.175. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Younger: Judges / RuthK. Lawson Younger, Judges / Ruth. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. ISBN: 9780310872870. pp.551. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]

Other Studies

Article in Journal or Book J.S. Ackerman, "Prophecy and Warfare in Early Israel: A Study of the Deborah-Barak Story," Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 220 (1976): 5-13.
Article in Journal or Book G.W. Ahlström, "Judges 5:20 f. and History," Journal of Near Eastern Studies 36 (1977): 287-88.
Book or monograph Ahlström: The History of Ancient PalestineGeosta W. Ahlström, The History of Ancient Palestine. Minneapolis: Fortress Press / Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993. Pbk. ISBN: 0800627709. pp.990.
Article in Journal or Book Y. Amit, "Judges 4: Its Contents and Form," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 39 (1987): 89-111.
Article in Journal or Book A.G. Auld, "Judges I and History: A Reconsideration," Vetus Testamentum, 25 (1975): 257-260.
Book or monograph Elie Assis, Self-Interest or Communal Interest: An Ideology of Leadsership in the Gideon, Abimelech and Jephthah Narratives. Vetus Testamentum Supplements Series 106. Leiden: Brill, 2005. Hbk. ISBN: 9004143548. pp.276.
Book or monograph Mieke Bal, Death and Dissymmetry: The Politics of Coherence in the Book of Judges. Chicago Studies in the History of Judaism. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988. Hbk. ISBN: 0226035549. pp.324.
Book or monograph Bal: Murder and DifferenceMieke Bal, Murder and Difference, trans. M. Gumpert. Indiana University Press, 1988. Hbk. ISBN: 025320741X. pp.160.
On-line Resource John J. Bimson, Redating the Exodus and Conquest. Sheffield: Almond Press, 1981. Pbk. ISBN 0907459048. pp.288. Bimson's work points out serious weaknesses in many of the other works supporting a 15th Century date.
Article in Journal or Book Joseph Blenkinsopp, "Some Notes on the Saga of Samson and Heroic Milieu," Scripture 11 (1959): 81-89.
Article in Journal or Book J. Blenkinsopp, "Ballad Style and Psalm Style in the Song of Deborah: A Discussion," Biblica 42 (1961): 61-76.
Article in Journal or Book J. Blenkinsopp, "Structure and Style in Judges 13-16," Journal of Biblical Literature, 82 (1963): 65-76.
Article in Journal or Book Daniel I. Block, "Echo Narrative Technique in Hebrew Literature; A Study in Judges 19," Westminster Theological Journal 52.2 (1990), 325-341.
On-line Resource Daniel I. Block, "Will the Real Gideon Please Stand Up? Narrative Style and Intention in Judges 6-9," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 40.3 (Sept. 1997): 353-366. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Daniel I. Block, "Unspeakable Crimes: The Abuse of Women in the Book of Judges," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 2.3 (Fall 1998): 46-55.
Book or monograph Wolfgang Bluedorn, Yahweh Versus Baalism: A Theological Reading of the Gideon-Abimelech Narrative. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series. Sheffield: Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffield Academic Press, 2001. Pbk. ISBN: 1841272000. pp.342.
Book or monograph Walter R. Bodine, The Greek Text of Judges: Recessional Developments, Harvard Semitic Monograph Series 23. Chico: Scholars, 1980. Hbk. ISBN: 0891304002. pp.204.
Book or monograph Robert G. Boling, The Early Biblical Community in Transjordan. Decatur, GA. 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 1850750939. pp.80.
Article in Journal or Book M.Z. Brettler, "The Book of Judges: Literature as Politics," Journal of Biblical Literature, 108 (1989): 395-418.
Book or monograph Martin Buber, Kingship of God, trans. R. Scheimann, 3rd edn. London: Harper & Row, 1967.
Article in Journal or Book Edward F. Campbell, "Judges 9 and Biblical Archaeology," Carol L. Meyers & M. O'Connor, eds, Word of the Lord Shall Go Forth: Essays in Honor of David Noel Freedman in Celebration of His Sixtieth Birthday. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1983. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464196. pp.263-.271.
Article in Journal or Book S. Carmy, "The Sphinx as Leader: A Reading of Judges 13-16," Tradition 14/3 (1974): 66-79.
Article in Journal or Book M.L. Chaney, "Ancient Palestinian Peasant Movements and the Formation of Premonarchic Israel," D. N. Freedman & D. F. Graff, eds. Palestine in Transition, Sheffield, 1983: 39-90.
On-line Resource Robert B. Chisholm, Jr., "The Chronology of the Book of Judges: A Linguistic Clue in Solving a Pesky Problem," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 52.2 (June 2009): 247-255.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Robert B. Chisholm, Jr., "In Defense of Paneling as a Clue to the Chronology of Judges: A Critique of Andrew Steinmann’s Reply," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53.2 (June 2010): 375-382.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book M.D. Coogan, "A Structural and Literary Analysis of the Song of Deborah," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 40 (1978): 143-166.
Article in Journal or Book M. Coogan, "Of Cults and Cultures: Reflections on the Interpretation of Archaeological Evidence," Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 119 (1987): 1-9.
Article in Journal or Book Peter C. Craigie, "A Note on Judges V 2," Vetus Testamentum 18 (1968): 397-99.
On-line Resource Peter C. Craigie [1938-1985], "The Conquest and Early Hebrew Poetry," Tyndale Bulletin 20 (1969): 76-94. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Peter C. Craigie, "Some Further of Notes on the Song of Deborah," Vetus Testamentum 22 (1972): 349-53.
On-line Resource Peter C. Craigie, "Reconsideration of Shamgar Ben Anath (Judg 3:31 and 5:6)," Journal of Biblical Literature 91.2 (June 1972): 239-240.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Peter C. Craigie, "Parallel word pairs in the Song of Deborah (Judges 5)," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 20.1 (March 1977): 15-22.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Peter C. Craigie, "Three Ugaritic Notes on the Song of Deborah," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 2 (1977): 33-49.
Article in Journal or Book Peter C. Craigie, "Deborah and Anat: A Study of Poetic Imagery (Judge 5)," Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 90 (1978): 374-381.
Book or monograph Peter C. Craigie, The Problem of War in the Old Testament. Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 1579108830. pp126.
Article in Journal or Book J.L. Crenshaw, "The Samson Saga: Filial Devotion or Erotic Attachment?" Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, 86 (1974): 470-504.
On-line Resource A.E. Cundall, "Antecedents of the Monarchy in Ancient Israel," Vox Evangelica 3 (1964): 42-51.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Arthur E. Cundall, "Judges - an Apology for the Monarchy," Expository Times, 81 (1970): 178-181.
Book or monograph Davis: Conquest and CrisisJohn J. Davis, Conquest and Crisis: Studies in Joshua, Judges, and Ruth. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2001. Pbk. ISBN: 1579108288. pp.188.
Article in Journal or Book Day, ed.: Gender and Difference in Ancient IsraelPeggy Lynne Day, "From the Child Is Born the Woman: The Story of Jephthah's Daughter," Peggy Lynne Day, ed. Gender and Difference in Ancient Israel. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 0800623932. pp.58-74.
Article in Journal or Book W.J. Dumbrell, "'In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.' The Purpose of the Book of Judges Reconsidered," JSLT, 25 (1983), 23-33.
On-line Resource The Book of Judges: The Israelite Tribal Federation and Its Discontents (Daniel J. Elazar)
Article in Journal or Book J.A. Emerton, "Gideon and Jerubbaal," Journal of Theological Studies, 27 (1976): 289-312.
Article in Journal or Book J.A. Emerton, "The 'Second Bull' in Judges 6:25-28," Israel Exploration Journal, 14.
On-line Resource Martin Emmrich, "The symbolism of the lion and the bees: another ironic twist in the Samson cycle," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 44.1 (March 2001): 67-74. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book J.C. Exum, "Aspects of Symmetry and Balance in the Samson Saga," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 19 (1981): 3-29.
Article in Journal or Book J.C. Exum, "The theological demension of the Samson saga," Vetus Testamentum, 33 (1983): 30-45.
Article in Journal or Book C. Exum, "The Centre Cannot Hold: Thematic and Textual Instabilities in Judges," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 52 (1990): 410-429.
Article in Journal or Book C. A. Faraone, B. Garnand & C. López-Ruiz. "Micah's Mother (Judg. 17:1 4) and a Curse from Carthage (KAI 89): Canaanite Precedents for Greek and Latin Curses against Thieves?" Journal of Near Eastern Studies 64.3 (July 2005).
On-line Resource Frank Charles Fensham, "The Shaving of Samson: Judges 16:19," The Evangelical Quarterly 31.2 (1959): 97-98.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the current copyright holder without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Article in Journal or Book David Noel Freedman, "Early Israelite Poetry and Historical Reconstructions," F.M. Cross, ed. Symposia. Cambridge, MA., 1979: 88-96. Reprinted in Pottery, Poetry, and Prophecy. Winona Lake, IN 1980: 167-78.
On-line Resource Gershon Galil, "The Chronological Framework of the Deuteronomistic History," Biblica 85 (2004) 413-421.
Article in Journal or Book Pnina Galpaz-Feller, "'Let my Soul Die with the Philistines' (Judges 16.30)," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 30.3 (2006): 315-325.
Article in Journal or Book A. Globe, "The Literary Structure and Unity of the Song of Deborah," Journal of Biblical Literature 93 (1974): 493-512.
Article in Journal or Book A. Globe, "Judges V 27," Vetus Testamentum 25 (1975): 362-67.
On-line Resource Mark Greene, "Enigma Variations: Aspects of the Samson Story (Judges 13-16)," Vox Evangelica 21 (1991): 53-80.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book F.E. Greenspan, "The Theology of the Framework of Judges," Vetus Testamentum 36 (1986): 385-396.
Article in Journal or Book E. L.Greenstein, "The Riddle of Samson," Prooftexts 1 (1981): 237-60.
Article in Journal or Book K.R.R. Gros Lewis, "The Books of Judges," K. Gros Lewis, J. Ackerman & T. Warshaw, eds. Literary Interpretation of the Biblical Narratives. Abingdon, 1974. pp.141-162.
Book or monograph Halpern: The First HistoriansBaruch Halpern, The First Historians: The Hebrew Bible and History . Harper & Row, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 0271016159. pp.285.
Article in Journal or Book A.J. Hauser, "The Minor Judges: A Re-evaluation," Journal of Biblical Literature 94 (1975): 190-200.
On-line Resource Alan J. Hauser, "Unity and diversity in early Israel before Samuel," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 22.4 (Dec. 1979): 289-303. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Benjamin J. M. Johnson, "What Type of Son is Samson? Reading Judges 13 As A Biblical Type-Scene," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53.2 (June 2010): 269-286.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Yehezkel Kaufman, The Biblical Account of the Conquest of Canaan, 2nd edn. Jerusalem: The Magnes Press, 1985. Hbk. ISBN: 9652235563. pp.147.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Lillian R. Klein, The Triumph of Irony in the Book of JudgesLillian R. Klein, The Triumph of Irony in the Book of Judges. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1988. ISBN: 9780567414984. pp.260. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book A. van der Kooij, "'And I Also Said': A New Interpretation of Judges II 3," Vetus Testamentum 45.3 (1995): 294-306.
Book or monograph F. Krouse, Milton's Samson and the Christian Tradition. Princeton, 1949.
Article in Journal or Book S. Lasine, "Guest and Host in Judges 19: Lot's Hospitality in an Inverted World," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 29 (1984): 37-59.
On-line Resource J.P.U. Lilley, "A Literary Appreciation of the Book of Judges," Tyndale Bulletin 18 (1967): 94-102. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Barnabas Lindars, "Deborah's Song: Women in the Old Testament," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, 65 (1983): 158-75.
On-line Resource J.P.U. Lilley, "The Altar in Joshua and Judges," Tyndale Bulletin 5/6 (1960): 32-33.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource J.P.U. Lilley, "A Literary Appreciation of the Book of Judges," Tyndale Bulletin 18 (1967): 94-102. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph John L. McKenzie, The World of the Judges. London: Geoffrey Chapman, 1966.
Article in Journal or Book A. Malamat, "The War of Gideon and Midian: A Military Approach," Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 85. (1953): 61-65.
Article in Journal or Book A. Malamat, "Charismatic Leadership in the Book of Judges," F.M. Cross, W.E. Lemke & P.D. Miller, Jr., eds. Magnalia Dei: The Mighty Acts of God: Essays on the Bible and Archaeology in Momory of G. Ernest Wright. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1976.
On-line Resource G.erald T. Manley, "The Deuteronomy Redactor in the Book of Judges," The Evangelical Quarterly 31.1 (1959): 32-37.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the current copyright holder without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Article in Journal or Book O. Maragalith, "Samson's Riddle and Samson's Magic Locks," Vetus Testamentum, 36 (1986) :225-34.
Book or monograph David Marcus, Jephthah and His Vow. Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech Press, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0896721353. pp.77.
Article in Journal or Book O. Margalith, "More Samson Legends," Vetus Testamentum, 36 (1986): 397-405.
Book or monograph A.D.H. Mayes, Israel in the Period of the Judges. Studies in Biblical Theology 29. Allenson, 1974.
Article in Journal or Book A. Mazar, "Bronze Bull Found in Israelite 'High Place' from the Time of Judges," Biblical Archaeology Review, 9 (1983): 34-40.
Book or monograph G.E. Mendenhall, The Tenth Generation. Baltimore, 1973.
On-line Resource Paul Miller, "Moral Formation and the Book of Judges," The Evangelical Quarterly 75.2 (Apr.-June 2003): 99-115.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book E.T. Mullen, Jr., "The 'Minor Judges': Some Literary and Historical Considerations," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 44 (1982): 185-201.
Article in Journal or Book D.F. Murray, "Narrative Structure amd Technique in the Deborah and Barak Story," Vetus Testamentum Supplement 30 (1979): 155-89.
Article in Journal or Book Nadav Na'Aman, "The Danite Campaign Northward (Judges xvii-xviii) and the Migration of the Phocaeans to Massalia (strabo iv 1,4)," Vetus Testamentum 55.1 (2005): 47-60.
Article in Journal or Book P. Nel, "The Riddle of Samson. Biblica 66 (1985): 534-45.
Article in Journal or Book S. Niditch, "The 'Sodomite' Theme in Judges 19-20: Family, Community, and Social Disintegration," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 44 (1982): 365-78.
Article in Journal or Book S. Niditch, "Samson As Culture Hero, Trickster, and Bandit: The Empower ment of the Weak," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 52 (1990): 608-624.
Article in Journal or Book Martin Noth, "The background of Judges 17-18. Israel's prophetic heritage," Essays in Honor of J.Muilenburg. 1962, 68-85.
Book or monograph Martin Noth, The Deuteronomic History. Journal of the Society for Old Testament Studies, 15. Sheffield: JSOT, 1981.
Article in Journal or Book William R. Osborne, "A Biblical Reconstruction of the Prophetess Deborah in Judges 4," Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament 2.2 (2013): 199-213.
On-line Resource John. N. Oswalt, "The Golden Calves and the Egyptian Concept of Deity," Evangelical Quarterly 45.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1973): 13-20.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the author]
Article in Journal or Book A. Penna, "The Vow of Jephthah in the Interpretation of St. Jerome," Studia Patristica 4 (1961): 162-70.
Book or monograph Robert Polzin, Moses and the Deuteronomist. Seabury, 1980.
Article in Journal or Book A.F. Rainey, "The Military Campground at Taanach by the Waters of Megiddo,". Israel Exploration Journal, 15 (1981): 61*-66*.
Article in Journal or Book A.F. Rainey, "Toponymic Problems (cont.)," Tel Aviv, 10 (1983): 46-48.
Article in Journal or Book E.J. Revell, "The Battle with Benjamin (Judges 20:29-48) and Hebrew narrative techniques," Vetus Testamentum, 35 (1985): 417-433.
On-line Resource Bernard P. Robinson, "The Story of Jephthah and his Daughter: Then and Now," Biblica 85 (2004) 331-348.
On-line Resource Philip E. Satterthwaite, "'No King in Israel': Narrative Criticism and Judges 17-21," Tyndale Bulletin 44.1 (1993): 75-88. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book S. Segert, "Paronomasia in the Samson narrative in Judges 13-16," Vetus Testamentum, 34 1986): 454-461.
Article in Journal or Book A. van. Selms, "The Best Man and Bride—from Sumer to St. John with a New Interpretation of Judges, Chapters 14 and 15," Journal of Near Eastern Studues, 9 (1950): 65-75.
Article in Journal or Book S.D. Snyman, "Shamgar Ben Anath: A Farming Warrior or a Farmer at War?" Vetus Testamentum 55.1 (2005): 125-129.
Article in Journal or Book L.E. Stager, "The Archaeology of the Family in Ancient Israel," Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 200 (1985): 1-35.
Article in Journal or Book L.E. Stager, "The Song of Deborah - Why Some Tribes Answered the Call and Others Did Not," Biblical Archaeology Review 15.1 (January / February 1989): 50-64.
On-line Resource Andrew E. Steinmann, "The mysterious numbers of the book of Judges," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 48.3 (Sept. 2005): 491-500. View in PDF format pdf [Steinmann presents a plausible solution to the vexed problem of the chronology of the book of Judges.]
On-line Resource Andrew Steinmann, "Literary Clues In Judges: A Response to Robert Chisholm," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53.2 (June 2010): 365-373.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource John H. Stek, "The Bee and the Mountain Goat: A Literary Reading of Judges 4," Walter C. Kaiser & Ronald F. Youngblood, eds., A Tribute to Gleason Archer. Chicago: Moody Press, 1986. Hbk. ISBN: 0802487807. pp.53-86. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Marvin A. Sweeney, "Davidic Polemics in the Book of Judges," Vetus Testamentum 47.4 (1997): 517-529.
Article in Journal or Book J. Paul Tanner, "The Gideon Narrative as the Focal Point of Judges," Bibliotheca Sacra 149: 594 (1992): 146-161.
Article in Journal or Book J.G. Taylor, "The Song of Deborah and Two Canaanite Goddesses," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 23. (1982): 99-108.
Article in Journal or Book David L. Washburn, "The Chronology of Judges: Another Look," Bibliotheca Sacra 147: 588 (1990): 414-424.
Book or monograph Barry G. Webb, Book of the Judges. Sheffield: Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffield Academic Press, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 1850750351. pp.260.
Article in Journal or Book J. A. Wharton, "The Secret of Yahweh: Story and Affirmation in Judges 13-16," Interpretation, 27 (1973) :48-66.
Article in Journal or Book Timothy M. Willis, "The Nature of Jephthah's Authority," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 59.1 (1997): 33-44.
On-line Resource Luke H Wiseman [1821-1875], Men of Faith; or, Sketches from the Book fo JudgesLuke H Wiseman [1821-1875], Men of Faith; or, Sketches from the Book fo Judges. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1874. Hbk. pp.354. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Leon J. Wood, The Distressing Days of the JudgesLeon J. Wood, The Distressing Days of the Judges. Eugene, OR: Wpif & Stock, 1998. ISBN: 9781725206915. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book George Ernest Wright [1909-1974], "The Literary and Historical Problem of Joshua 10 and Judges 1," Journal of Near Eastern Studies (1946): 105-114.
Article in Journal or Book A. Yadin, "Samson's Hîdâ," Vetus Testamentum 52.3 (2002): 407-426.

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