Whose Story? Which Sacrifice? On the Story of Jephthah’s Daughter
The story of Jephthah and his daughter (Judg. 11:29–40) is a peculiar and problematic text. This article explores the question of the accountability for the sacrificial act with which the story culminates, and which provokes sharp disapproval in certain quarters, especially because of its gender bia...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Open Theology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0167 |