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Jephthah and his daughter

From: "Bryan Rocine" <596547 AT ican.net>
To: <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Jephthah and his daughter
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 20:29:45 -0400

Dear B-Haverim,

I find it very difficult to believe Jephthah sacrificed his daughter by
killing her(Judges 11). Might he have put her away to a life of seclusion
or celibacy? We don't see blood, not even a smoking gun. Are there
answers either in legend, ancient Levantine anthropology or the Biblical
text itself?

Then, never mind the historicity of the account. How can we reconcile such
an episode with the literary composition of the Book of Judges particularly
and the Hebrew Bible generally?

Shalom,
Bryan

B. M. Rocine
Associate Pastor
Living Word Church
6101 Court St. Rd.
Syracuse, NY 13208

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Jephthah and his daughter, Bryan Rocine, 09/12/1998
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Jephthah and his daughter, Kevin W. Woodruff, 09/12/1998
- Re: Jephthah and his daughter, Ita Sheres, 09/12/1998
- Re: Jephthah and his daughter, Ron Rhoades, 09/12/1998
- Re: Jephthah and his daughter, Ita Sheres, 09/12/1998
- Re: Jephthah and his daughter, Ben Crick, 09/13/1998
- Re: Jephthah and his daughter, Andre Desnitsky, 09/13/1998
- Re: Jephthah and his daughter, Camille Bessette, 09/13/1998
- Re: Jephthah and his daughter, Bryan Rocine, 09/14/1998
- Jephthah and his daughter, Ron Rhoades, 09/14/1998
- Jephthah and his daughter, Ron Rhoades, 09/14/1998