Online Journal Article: "The Meaning Of The Minor Judges: Understanding The Bible’s Shortest Stories"

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From the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society (JETS)

JETS 61/2 (2018): 275–85
"THE MEANING OF THE MINOR JUDGES:
UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE’S SHORTEST STORIES"
by KENNETH C. WAY
Abstract: The notices about the so-called “minor judges” (Judg 3:31; 10:1–5; 12:8–15) are
strategically arranged in the literary structure of the book of Judges. They are “minor” only in
the sense that they are shorter than the other stories, but their selective thematic emphases (especially on foreign deliverers, royal aspirations, outside marriages, “canaanization,” the number twelve, etc.) indicate that they are included with editorial purpose. The minor judges therefore have major importance for understanding the theological message of the book.
Key words: Book of Judges, canaanization, donkeys, foreigners, marriage with outsiders,
minor judges, royal aspirations, seventy, twelve