Jephthah's Daughter: Awake to Her Wicked Father (Judges 11:29-40)

It is always a challenge to deal with some of the more difficult texts in the Bible, such as the text about Jephthah’s vow to sacrifice his daughter. Absent a full narration of this decision, one might seek to remove some of the difficulties of this text, but in a close reading, Jephthah is exposed...

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Published in:Word & world
Main Author: Lockwood, Peter F. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Seminaries [2020]
In: Word & world
Year: 2020, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 210-218
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. Judge 11,29-40
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Summary:It is always a challenge to deal with some of the more difficult texts in the Bible, such as the text about Jephthah’s vow to sacrifice his daughter. Absent a full narration of this decision, one might seek to remove some of the difficulties of this text, but in a close reading, Jephthah is exposed as cruel, and his daughter as the much nobler character.
ISSN:0275-5270
Contains:Enthalten in: Word & world