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The Accounts of Deborah (Judges 4—5) in Recent Research

Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, tyler.mayfield{at}cgu.edu

Within the book of Judges, the figure of Deborah receives exceptional treatment in that her actions are presented first in a narrative, comprising chapter four, then in a poem, chapter five. Read together or separately, these chapters elicit scholarly interpretations aplenty. This article surveys recent research on the accounts of Deborah since 1990 by dividing the discussion into three sections: the two accounts as a single unit, Judges 4 alone, and Judges 5 alone. The first section discusses the function of these chapters within the book and their relationship with each other. The second section further subdivides according to the narrative elements of character or event, while the third section's divisions are based on common scholarly concerns like genre, dating, and structure.

Key Words: Barak • Deborah • Jael • Judges • Sisera • Song of Deborah

Currents in Biblical Research, Vol. 7, No. 3, 306-335 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1476993X09104456


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