In this episode on Judges 18–21 and Ruth 1–2, Joel offers some thoughts about how ethics are not linked to ethnicity, and how evil can come even from God's people.

RESOURCES:

There are several excellent articles on the Levite and his concubine. The story is terrifying, and these articles take pains to address the horror in the story:

https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/concubine-of-levite-bible

https://www.womeninthebible.net/women-bible-old-new-testaments/levites-concubine/

https://theopolisinstitute.com/the-levite-the-concubine-and-israels-story/

https://meetinggodinthemargin.com/2017/06/28/first-reading-of-judges-19-the-levites-concubine/

Setting the horror of the end of Judges in context: https://www.theologyofwork.org/old-testament/joshua-judges-and-work/chaos-judges-1-21/israel-falls-apart-judges-17-21/human-depravity-and-the-complicity-of-religious-authorities-unveiled-judges

Here's a good primer on the book of Ruth: https://bibleproject.com/learn/ruth/

Ruth's faithfulness analyzed: http://www.thefellowship.site/archives/2016/3/26/resolutely-faithful-ruth-16-18

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