Contributors Abbreviations Time Would Fail Me to Tell: An Introduction Character Study in the Book of Judges Benjamin J.M. Johnson, LeTourneau University, USA 1. Humor, characterization, and the theology of Judges Joel Kaminsky, Smith College, USA 2. Ehud and Eglon: Cunning Behavior in the Bible Greger Andersson, Örebro University, Sweden 3. Deborah - If Not a Deliverer, What Kind of Leader was She? Yairah Amit, Tel-Aviv University, Israel 4. Blessed Destroyer: The Characterization of Jael as a Warrior in Command and an Instrument of Yahweh Elizabeth P. Backfish, William Jessup University, USA 5.

Gideon: Epic Hero, Biblical Judge, and Political Subversive Susan Niditch, Amherst College, USA 6. The Man Who Would Be King Benjamin J.M. Johnson, LeTourneau University, USA 7. A Gileadite Responder: Verbing the Character of Jephthah Tammi J. Schnieder, Claremont Graduate University, USA 8. Jephthah's Daughters, Ethical and Unethical: Characterization and Ethics David Janzen, Durham University, UK 9. Domesticating Samson Robert Kawashimi, University of Florida, USA 10.

Delilah's Mysterious Role in Samson's Destiny: The Dynamics of Power, Knowledge, and Mystery Athena Gorospe, Asian Theological Seminary, The Philippines 11. Samson as Everyman in Israel Gregory T.K. Wong, Evangel Seminary, Hong Kong 12. Mother's Little Helper: Micah and His Big Idea Robin Baker, University of Winchester, UK 13. A Mother, a Son, a Levite and a Tribe (Judg 17-18) Susanne Gillmayr-Bucher, Catholic Theological Private University of Linz, Austria 14. "Of all the characters in scripture, she is the least": the Levite's concubine and the discourse of silence Francis Landy, University of Alberta, Canada 15. Six Characters in Search of a Deity: Talking about God in the Book of Judges Keith Bodner, Crandall University, USA Afterword J.

Cheryl Exum, University of Sheffield, UK Bibliography Index.