Isaac and Iphigenia: Portrayals of Child Sacrifice in Israelite and Greek Literature
This paper explores the manner in which narratives of child sacrifice were received in Israelite and Greek literature through an examination of the binding of Isaac in Genesis 22 and the sacrifice of Iphigenia in early Greek epic and the plays of Euripides. In both cases, there is evidence for an in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2021
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Biblica
Year: 2021, Volume: 102, Issue: 4, Pages: 481-502 |
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| Summary: | This paper explores the manner in which narratives of child sacrifice were received in Israelite and Greek literature through an examination of the binding of Isaac in Genesis 22 and the sacrifice of Iphigenia in early Greek epic and the plays of Euripides. In both cases, there is evidence for an increasing discomfort with the notion of child sacrifice. Our analysis suggests that Israel and Greece shared a distinctive eastern Mediterranean perspective with regards to child sacrifice that can be contrasted with that of Mesopotamia. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.102.4.3290253 |