“…Several recent commentaries focus on the reception history of the texts, including Gunn’s Judges (2005), sections of Sasson’s commentary (2014), and portions of Gross’s monumental Richter (2009). In a series of articles, Begg (2004, 2006a, 2006b, 2006c, 2007a, 2007b, 2007c, 2008) examines the way that Josephus used the book of Judges, editing and modifying as needed. Other articles focus exclusively on rabbinic interpretations of various stories from the book of Judges.…”