Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos taught as Professor of Old Testament at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary from 1977-2017. She serves the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) as ordained pastor and is deeply engaged with issues of equity in terms of gender and race. A prolific author, her other books include Making Wise the Simple: the Torah in Christian Faith and Practice and Reading Samuel: A Literary and Theological Commentary.
"The author's own life experience, scholarly interests, and
expertise inform this sensitive and beautifully articulated study
of Joshua-Judges. The translations are felicitous and convey the
cadences of the Biblical Hebrew. Erudite and accessible, this new
commentary/translation not only explores the texts' meanings and
messages within their ancient sociohistorical contexts, but also
examines the challenges that the corpus presents to contemporary
readers. I particularly appreciate the author's attention to a
range of issues in biblical ethics, especially those pertaining to
gender and political justice."
-- Susan Niditch, Amherst College "Van Wijk-Bos bases The End of
the Beginning on her commitment to the value of ancient Israel's
rendering of its identity through narrative, to the ongoing witness
of Jews and Christians to the God of Israel, and to the struggles
for a just and compassionate social order. Her translation of the
Hebrew text into 'short lines' is a real aid for the modern reader.
I am glad to recommend it."
-- J. Andrew Dearman, Fuller Seminary
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