Thursday, July 11, 2024

On Seila, Jephthah’s Daughter

DR. SHAYNA SHEINFELD: Seila, Jephthah’s Daughter: A Sacrifice Like Isaac (TheTorah.com).
Jephthah is compelled by a vow to sacrifice his daughter. Why is YHWH silent? Biblical Antiquities, ca. 1st century C.E., expands the story, giving Jephthah’s daughter a name and agency, and presenting her sacrifice as God’s punishment of Jephthah.

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