![]() It follows on my earlier analyses of the covenant idea in the Bible and its political teaching and the political tradition to which it gave birth, 5 my articles on the Books of Deuteronomy and Joshua, 6 and my larger analysis of the Jewish political tradition. This article analyzing the Book of Judges is another attempt in that direction. Now it is being brought back through the application of contemporary methodologies in political philosophy and political science. While the Bible never ceased to be a source of political teaching, after the American Revolution it was pushed out of the mainstream of Western Civilization. One need only consult the works of Wildavsky, 1 Brams, 2 Walzer, 3 and the materials published by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs group in the Jewish Political Studies Review 4 to get a good sense of the scope of this rediscovery of biblical teachings. The study of the Bible as a political teaching has undergone a considerable revival in the past decades. The Israelite Tribal Federation and Its Discontents Daniel J. ![]() The Book of Judges: The Israelite Tribal Federation and Its Discontents ![]()
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