@article{ART003251606},
author={Mihe Jung},
title={Hidden Polemic in Judges 17–18},
journal={Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies},
issn={1229-0521},
year={2025},
volume={31},
number={4},
pages={243-270}
TY - JOUR
AU - Mihe Jung
TI - Hidden Polemic in Judges 17–18
JO - Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies
PY - 2025
VL - 31
IS - 4
PB - Korean Society of Old Testament Studies
SP - 243
EP - 270
SN - 1229-0521
AB - Judges chapters 17–18 is propaganda serving as a hidden polemic by Josiah and his supporters to secure the legitimacy of Judah and the temple in Jerusalem. On the surface, Judges 17–18 criticizes Micah from the hill country of Ephraim, the Levite priest, and the tribe of Dan for violating religious norms. However, through a hidden polemic, it raises criticism against the role of the old sanctuaries of the northern kingdom as religious centers. On the surface, chapter 18 criticizes the religious practices of the Danite sanctuary; through a hidden polemic, however, it undermines the religious legitimacy of Bethel, which is mentioned alongside Dan. This was ultimately written with the purpose of securing the legitimacy of Josiah’s reform and undermining the authority of the old sanctuaries of the northern kingdom.
KW - Judges chapters 17-18;Hidden Polemic;Jeroboam;Bethel;Dan
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Mihe Jung. (2025). Hidden Polemic in Judges 17–18. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 31(4), 243-270.
Mihe Jung. 2025, "Hidden Polemic in Judges 17–18", Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, vol.31, no.4 pp.243-270.
Mihe Jung "Hidden Polemic in Judges 17–18" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 31.4 pp.243-270 (2025) : 243.
Mihe Jung. Hidden Polemic in Judges 17–18. 2025; 31(4), 243-270.
Mihe Jung. "Hidden Polemic in Judges 17–18" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 31, no.4 (2025) : 243-270.
Mihe Jung. Hidden Polemic in Judges 17–18. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies, 31(4), 243-270.
Mihe Jung. Hidden Polemic in Judges 17–18. Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies. 2025; 31(4) 243-270.
Mihe Jung. Hidden Polemic in Judges 17–18. 2025; 31(4), 243-270.
Mihe Jung. "Hidden Polemic in Judges 17–18" Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies 31, no.4 (2025) : 243-270.
