A Daughter in Israel: Celebrating Bat Jephthah(Judg. 11.39d-40)

This article offers a new hypothesis regarding Judg. 11.39d-40, a reference to an otherwise unknown festival celebrated by the ‘daughters of Israel’ in memory of the sacrifice of Jepththah’s daughter. After a survey of feminist and non-feminist speculations as to the nature of the festival, evidence...

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Main Author: Beavis, Mary Ann 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2004
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2004, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 11-25
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