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@article{ART003034940},
author={DAE JUN JEONG},
title={A Coherent Reading of the Violence Incidents in Judges 19-21},
journal={Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies},
issn={1229-0521},
year={2023},
volume={29},
number={4},
pages={102-132},
doi={10.24333/jkots.2023.29.4.102}

TY - JOUR
AU - DAE JUN JEONG
TI - A Coherent Reading of the Violence Incidents in Judges 19-21
JO - Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies
PY - 2023
VL - 29
IS - 4
PB - Korean Society of Old Testament Studies
SP - 102
EP - 132
SN - 1229-0521
AB - This paper offers a coherent reinterpretation about the incidents in Judges 19-21. Are these incidents simply good examples of misogynistic attitudes in the Hebrew Bible? Or does the narrator intend to reveal Yahweh’s will to His chosen people? In my opinion, the narrator shows that Yahweh is the sole king for the Israelites with these contents: the incidents about the women who encounter a horrible end, and the problems due to wrong decisions made by the people. This paper is divided into three parts for supporting my opinion. Firstly, I will discuss the literary structure of this narrative. I believe that there are certain keys in the literary structure to indicate the narrator’s intention. Secondly, I will explain the narrator’s purpose for avoiding proper names in the incident. None of the characters in the incident have proper names, but are introduced according to their status, such as the Levite, the concubine, and the father-in-law. The avoidance of proper names functions as a literary device in the whole story. Thirdly, I will compare the female figures in the whole story: the concubine, the 400 young virgins of Jabesh-Gilead, and the daughters of Shiloh, because the narrator says that the Israelites progressively made things more terrible. Even though the Israelites sought rational ways to solve their previous faults, these solutions actually created more serious problems to those women. Through this, the narrator effectively shows that Yahweh is the only king of Israel.
KW - Judges 19-21;sexual violence;literary structure;avoidance of proper names;women characters
DO - 10.24333/jkots.2023.29.4.102
ER -

DAE JUN JEONG. (2023). A Coherent Reading of the Violence Incidents in Judges 19-21. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 29(4), 102-132.

DAE JUN JEONG. 2023, "A Coherent Reading of the Violence Incidents in Judges 19-21", Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, vol.29, no.4 pp.102-132. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2023.29.4.102

DAE JUN JEONG "A Coherent Reading of the Violence Incidents in Judges 19-21" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 29.4 pp.102-132 (2023) : 102.

DAE JUN JEONG. A Coherent Reading of the Violence Incidents in Judges 19-21. 2023; 29(4), 102-132. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2023.29.4.102

DAE JUN JEONG. "A Coherent Reading of the Violence Incidents in Judges 19-21" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 29, no.4 (2023) : 102-132.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2023.29.4.102

DAE JUN JEONG. A Coherent Reading of the Violence Incidents in Judges 19-21. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 29(4), 102-132. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2023.29.4.102

DAE JUN JEONG. A Coherent Reading of the Violence Incidents in Judges 19-21. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies. 2023; 29(4) 102-132. doi: 10.24333/jkots.2023.29.4.102

DAE JUN JEONG. A Coherent Reading of the Violence Incidents in Judges 19-21. 2023; 29(4), 102-132. Available from: doi:10.24333/jkots.2023.29.4.102

DAE JUN JEONG. "A Coherent Reading of the Violence Incidents in Judges 19-21" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 29, no.4 (2023) : 102-132.doi: 10.24333/jkots.2023.29.4.102