Why a Cracker? Jephthah’s Daughter as the Unleavened Bread of Passover

This article presents a new hypothesis regarding the social and ideological functions of the otherwise unknown festival to commemorate Jephthah’s daughter and the meaning of its symbols and occasions. A unique event in the biblical world, this festival is the only time known to us in which Israelite...

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Main Author: Walls, Amanda (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 6
Further subjects:B women in ancient Israel
B Passover
B Festival of Unleavened Bread
B Jephthah’s daughter
B Maṣṣot
B Child Sacrifice
B matzah
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