Towards the beginning of the Song of Deborah, the Israelite bard makes the following declaration: yivhar elohim chadashim (Judges 5:8a). Due to the grammatical ambiguity of the verb's subject, interpreters are divided on the meaning of the sentence. Literally, the text reads "He chose new gods" or "God chose new ones." If elohim is taken … Continue reading I say You are gods: Remnants of an Israelite heroic age in Judges 5 →