Will the Real Gideon Please Stand Up? Narrative Style and Intention in Judges 6-9 Semi-Technical Daniel I. Block In this essay Block reflects on the way Gideon is portrayed in Judges 6-Judges 9. Gideon's real name is Jerubbaal. The god after whom he was named took up the challenge proposed by Joash in Judges 6:31–32. Read more about Will the Real Gideon Please Stand Up? Narrative Style and Intention in Judges 6-9 Share Add new comment