She recruited a man, the general Barak, to stand by her side ... Sisera near the Kishon River. The "Song of Deborah," one of the oldest in the Bible, says the stars strayed from their courses ...

The Bible is clear that Deborah is not Barak’s sidekick, but his boss. But the LDS manual transforms her into a role that is more familiar and comfortable for people unaccustomed to female ...

The uppermost register shows Deborah, under a palm tree (Judges 4:4), looking at Barak, who holds a shield. In the Bible this is an uncomfortable scene. Dr. Karen Britt, of Northwest Missouri ...