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Lee Roy Martin, The Unheard Voice of God: A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges. Journal of Pentecostal Theology Supplement Series 32 (Dorset, UK: Deo Publishing, 2009). xiv + 289 pp., $26.95/£22.95, paper.

Lee Roy Martin, The Unheard Voice of God: A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges. Journal of... 150 Book Reviews / Pneuma 32 (2010) 123-175 Lee Roy Martin, The Unheard Voice of God: A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges . Journal of Pentecostal Theology Supplement Series 32 (Dorset, UK: Deo Publishing, 2009). xiv + 289 pp., $26.95/£22.95, paper. The Book of Judges has been a hermeneutical quagmire. From the earliest, pre-critical biblical commentators, through Reformation and post-Reformation analysis, and into critical and post-critical studies, Judges remains a problematic book. Few would disagree that although its narratives are riveting (how many men would Gideon take into battle?), its morals are deeply disturbing and many interpersonal interactions within the story are barbarous. Thus scholars and laypeople alike have resorted, more often than not, to reading only selected passages while ignoring major portions of the book that they fi nd disturbing. Lee Roy Martin’s Th e Unheard Voice of God: A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges pursues a diff erent approach. Clearly written and compelling in its analysis, Martin high- lights what heretofore has been overlooked or only superfi cially addressed in earlier work on Judges, namely, the three passages in which God speaks directly to the people of ancient Israel (2:1-5; 6:7-10; 10:6-16) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pneuma Brill

Lee Roy Martin, The Unheard Voice of God: A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges. Journal of Pentecostal Theology Supplement Series 32 (Dorset, UK: Deo Publishing, 2009). xiv + 289 pp., $26.95/£22.95, paper.

Lyons, William L.
Pneuma , Volume 32 (1): 150 – Jan 1, 2010
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© 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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150 Book Reviews / Pneuma 32 (2010) 123-175 Lee Roy Martin, The Unheard Voice of God: A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges . Journal of Pentecostal Theology Supplement Series 32 (Dorset, UK: Deo Publishing, 2009). xiv + 289 pp., $26.95/£22.95, paper. The Book of Judges has been a hermeneutical quagmire. From the earliest, pre-critical biblical commentators, through Reformation and post-Reformation analysis, and into critical and post-critical studies, Judges remains a problematic book. Few would disagree that although its narratives are riveting (how many men would Gideon take into battle?), its morals are deeply disturbing and many interpersonal interactions within the story are barbarous. Thus scholars and laypeople alike have resorted, more often than not, to reading only selected passages while ignoring major portions of the book that they fi nd disturbing. Lee Roy Martin’s Th e Unheard Voice of God: A Pentecostal Hearing of the Book of Judges pursues a diff erent approach. Clearly written and compelling in its analysis, Martin high- lights what heretofore has been overlooked or only superfi cially addressed in earlier work on Judges, namely, the three passages in which God speaks directly to the people of ancient Israel (2:1-5; 6:7-10; 10:6-16)

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