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  • Judging the Judges: Searching for Value in these Problematic Characters
    Biblical Studies Fall 2010

    Judging the Judges: Searching for Value in these Problematic Characters

    Lee Roy Martin October 13, 2010

      The biblical judges are well known for their less than exemplary behavior. In the past, these judges have been appreciated largely as examples of how a charismatic leader should NOT behave. In spite of the judges’ questionable morals, the writer of the book of Hebrews commends four of them (Barak, Gideon, Jephthah, and Samson)…

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