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The Bible's oldest poem?
Many consider the Song of Deborah the oldest piece of poetry in the Bible. It marks the end of an era of God's direct rule that began with Miriam's song at the sea.
Two women's songs frame an era.
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After Deborah come self-serving men who reach for kingship, which until then belonged to the nation's God alone.
Bible reference: Judges 5
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 43
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