The Book of Judges (Hebrew שופטים shofetìm; Greek Κριτές krités; Latin Iudicum) is a text contained in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and Christian.

It is written in Hebrew and, according to the hypothesis most widely shared by scholars, its final editing, by unknown authors, is placed in the 6th-5th century B.C. in Judea, on the basis of previous oral and written traditions, in particular of the so-called Deuteronomist source of the 7th century B.C. (see Documentary Hypothesis).

It consists of 21 chapters describing the history of the twelve tribes in Canaan and the Judges, charismatic occasional military leaders.

(From Italian Wikipedia)