The Story of Jephthah and his Daughter: Then and Now
In Judges 11 Jephthah is an anti-hero, his rash vow and its implementation being for the Book of Judges symptoms of the defects of pre-monarchical Israel. The daughter is probably sacrificed; the alternative view, that she is consigned to perpetual virginity, has insufficient support in the text. Th...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Peeters
2004
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Biblica
Year: 2004, Volume: 85, Issue: 3, Pages: 331-348 |
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Summary: | In Judges 11 Jephthah is an anti-hero, his rash vow and its implementation being for the Book of Judges symptoms of the defects of pre-monarchical Israel. The daughter is probably sacrificed; the alternative view, that she is consigned to perpetual virginity, has insufficient support in the text. The story speaks still to present-day readers, challenging them not to make ill-considered judgments that may have disastrous consequences; inviting them too to detect a divine purpose working through human beings in their failings as well as their strengths. |
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ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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