• Episode 5 - The Brutal Judge, the Scholar Judge, and the Idolatrous Judge

  • Aug 30 2019
  • Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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Episode 5 - The Brutal Judge, the Scholar Judge, and the Idolatrous Judge

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  • In this episode, we continue our discussion of Gideon/Jerubaal's military successes and the proposal which offered Gideon the chance to become the first King of the Jews. We then discuss Gideon's son Abimelech who unjustly tried to take the role offered to his father, and ended up massacring the people of Schechem. Afterwards, we discuss the judge Tola son of Puah focusing on different ideas derived from his name and his associated with the Tribe of Issachar. Finally, we discuss Jair the Gileadite and the Hellenistic Jewish tradition that brands him an idolater.
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