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Samson—The Redemption Arc
We have arrived at the last post in our Judges series. Today, we are talking about Samson, whose story can be found in Judges 13-16. While often seen as the most wicked of the judges, I hope we’ll see today how we can use Samson’s example to write redemption arcs for our own protagonists.
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Jephthah—How to Write a Strong Leader
Jephthah’s story can be found in Judges 11-12 if you want to read it before continuing with this post. This tale is about a man who rose past his lowly birth to lead his people to victory against oppressors. In fact, we can use Jephthah as an example of how we can portray strong leaders…
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Gideon—How to Write a Flawed Hero
We are looking at the story of Gideon, which is found in Judges 6-8. We will be focusing mostly on chapters 6 and 7, so if you haven’t read those yet, head on over to your Bible and brush up on this story.
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Deborah — How to Write a Strong Female Character
Deborah’s story can be found in Judges chapter 4, so be sure to follow along. There are many different lessons we can learn from this story, but one of them stands out to me. Seeing as Deborah is the only woman judge in this book, I thought it would be fitting to address the idea…
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Ehud — Violence in Fiction
The story of Ehud can be found in Judges 3:12-30. While Ehud’s narrative may be shorter than some of the others we’ll cover during this series, there are still some important lessons we can learn from it. But first, I would encourage you to read this passage for yourself.
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The Book of Judges — God’s Amazing Longsuffering
This week’s post is the first installment in a series on the book of Judges. In the coming weeks, we will analyze each of the major judges of Israel, their stories, and how we can learn to write deep and dimensional characters.
