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...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kočí, Kateřina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: De Gruyter 2021
In: Open theology
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 331-344
Further subjects:B Genesis 22
B Jephthah’s daughter
B philosophical–theological interpretation
B Gender
B Sacrifice
B Iphigenia in Aulis
B Judges 11:29–40
B rhetoric analysis
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Volltext (kostenfrei)