Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-305) and indexes.

Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 The Background to the Study -- 2. Interpreting the Gideon-Abimelech Narrative -- 3. An Outline of the Study -- Chapter 2 -- THE GIDEON NARRATIVE (6.1-8.28): YHWH'S DIVINE POWER -- 1. Setting the Background, Defining and Specifying the Theme (6.1-32) -- 2. The Narrator Demonstrates YHWH's Divine Power (6.33-7.22) -- 3. The Narrator Demonstrates Gideon's Limited Power (7.23-8.27) -- 4. The Record of the Achievement Confirms YHWH's Power (8.28) -- 5. Summary: The Demonstration of YHWH's Divine Power -- Chapter 3 -- THE ABIMELECH NARRATIVE (8.29-9.57): BAALISM'S DISASTROUS POTENTIAL -- 1. Re-Setting the Background and Specifying the Theme (8.29-9.21) -- 2. The Narrator Discloses Baalism's Disastrous Potential (9.22-54) -- 3. The Record of the Achievement (9.55) -- 4. Summary: The Demonstration of Baalism's Disastrous Potential -- 5. The Theological Conclusion (9.56-57) -- Chapter 4 -- CONCLUSIONS -- 1. The Gideon-Abimelech Narrative as One Theological Narrative -- 2. The Technique of Narration -- 3. The Gideon-Abimelech Narrative in its Context.