Old Testament~1200 BCE, the hill country of Ephraim
Deborah
~1200 BCE, the hill country of Ephraim
Judge and prophetess of Israel. She sat under her palm tree between Ramah and Bethel and the people came to her for judgment. She commanded Barak to battle and went with him when he refused to go alone. The victory went to a woman — Jael. The Song of Deborah (Judges 5) is one of the oldest surviving pieces of Hebrew poetry.
On their voice
~1200 BCE. Pre-monarchic tribal Israel. She is simultaneously civil judge, military commander, and prophetess. Her song is ferocious and ancient. She speaks from settled authority, not apology.
Talk to Deborah.
Ask anything. In their own voice, from their own era, grounded in their own canon.
