![]() ![]() The first section relates events which are said to have taken place after the death of Joshua, but in reality it covers the same ground with the book of Joshua, giving a brief account of the occupation of Canaan, which in some particulars repeats the statements of the previous book, while in others it is quite independent (see Joshua). 6-xvi.) and (3) an appendix containing two narratives of the period.ฤก. 5) (2) the history of the several judges (ii. It consists of three main portions: (I) an introduction, presenting one view of the occupation of Palestine by the Israelites (i. This is very clearly the case in the book of Judges. It is now generally agreed that the present adjustment of the older historical books of the Old Testament to form a continuous record of events from the creation to the Babylonian' exile is due to an editor, or rather to successive redactors, who pieced together and reduced to a certain unity older memoirs of very different dates and closer examination shows that the continuity of many parts of the narrative is more apparent than real. The only other biblical source ascribed to this period is Ruth, whose present position as an appendix to Judges is not original (see Bible and Ruth). ![]() This book of the Old Testament, which, as we now read it, constitutes a sequel to the book of Joshua, covering the period of history between the death of this conqueror and the birth of Samuel, is so called because it contains the history of the Israelites before the establishment of the monarchy, when the government was in the hands of certain leaders who appear to have formed a continuous succession, although the office was not hereditary. McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ![]()
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