This article deals with the book of Judges from an ethical perspective. The author writes from the conviction that Judges is rich in ethical insight even though there are not direct prescriptions by way of laws or rules of conduct. Judges deals with the community of faith as the place and context for moral formation. The concept of irony is worked with to indicate how life without God looks like.

This article responds to an article by Robert Chisholm, who proposed a chronology of the book of Judges. This chronology was based on a literary clue in the book itself. This article agrees with much of what Chisholm wrote. However, it asks whether the pattern Chisholm identified is necessarily a clue to the chronology of Judges or a clue to another feature developed by the author of Judges.

What is the picture the Bible gives us of Israel during the period of the judges? This essay pleads for and starts with a re-examination of this time in the life of God's people. Different theories exist that need to be reviewed.

This study offers a reconstruction of the identity and message of Deborah as prophetess in Judges 4.

How does God achieve His purpose in the world? This article looks at Judges 4 and Judges 5 to discuss how God uses men and women to carry out His plans.

In this article Chrisholm responds to a critique of Andrew Steinmann on his view on the chronology of the book of Judges. He offers a critique of Steinmann’s reply and amplifies and clarifies his own position.

In this essay Block reflects on the way Gideon is portrayed in Judges 6-Judges 9. Gideon's real name is Jerubbaal. The god after whom he was named took up the challenge proposed by Joash in Judges 6:31–32.

Looking at Judges 6:11-13, this article shows from the life of Gideon what to do when we feel like our faith is not working. It points out that faith always rests on the word of God and the faithfulness of God.

What is the best way to read the story of Jephthah and his daughters in Judges 11:29-40? This essay sees a combination of intertextuality and literary context as the best tools for a good understanding of the text. The author argues that Jephthah is presented as an inversion of Abraham.

Did Jephthah sacrifice his daughter or not? This article considers the account of Judges 11 within the context of the book as a whole, and cannot avoid concluding that he did. The author urges us to let the text stand as is, to see how badly Israel needed God's deliverance.

This is the second in a trilogy of articles which looks at Eli, Jephthah, and David as biblical examples of bad fathers. This article focuses on Jephthah and the promise he made which sealed the fate of his daughter, as recorded in Judges 11. Though this example the author tackles the issue of many fathers today being spiritually ignorant.

This article looks at the life of Samson as described in Judges 13-16. The author shows how God's has mercy on weak people, pointing to the reality that we are dependent on God's grace. God uses broken vessels for His glory.

This article on Judges 13-Judges 16 is an introduction to and discussion of the message of Samson.

The function of symbolism in Old Testament narrative is treated in this article in the case of Samson killing of a lion (Judges 14). Emmrich argues that it has greater significance than to authenticate Samson's calling as judge or to provide a demonstration of Samson’s strength. Literary and thematic parallels between Judges 14:5-6, 8, and Judges 15:14-19 are examined. 

This article concerns itself with the hypothesis that wants to connect the biblical judge Samson (Judges 16) in one way or another with the Greek Hercules.

Looking at Judges 17-21, this article shows how God's covenant people moved away from their King through moral anarchy, exposing themselves to temptation. However, through repentance and faith in Christ God brings restoration. This is a call to the church to speak about this hope of restoration in Christ in the midst of our nation in crisis.

This article considers the account of Judges 19, and shows how Israel has become Sodom. It also shows how the story recalls some of the events of Exodus, as well as anticipates the story of Saul in 1 Samuel.