Why Jephthah's Daughter Weeps (eBook)

A Child-Oriented Interpretation

Margaret Murray Talbot (Autor)

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2022
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-50817-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Why does Jephthah's daughter weep? Readers have creatively imagined the causes of her tears as she weeps upon her betulim-usually translated virginity or maidenhood. But her menstrual cycle's relation to these terms is rarely mentioned. A child-oriented theoretical and methodological foundation and research with post-menarcheal girls provide new answers to oft-raised questions about Bat-Yiphtach's weeping and her agency. Through an in-depth philological review and a focus on the "e;excluded middle"e; of the child-adult binary, this translation and interpretation of the story contribute to the field of childhood studies and shows that menarche and menstruation play a larger role in the narrative than readers have realized.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.2.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
• ISBN-10: 90-04-50817-1 / 9004508171
• ISBN-13: 978-90-04-50817-0 / 9789004508170