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Why Jephthah's Daughter Weeps
A Child-Oriented Interpretation
Series: - Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume: 199
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Why does Jephthahâs daughter weep? Readers have creatively imagined the causes of her tears as she weeps upon her betulimâusually translated virginity or maidenhood. But her menstrual cycleâs 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-Yiphtachâs weeping and her agency. Through an in-depth philological review and a focus on the âexcluded middleâ 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.
Margaret Murray Talbot, Ph.D. (2020), as principal and founder of CPQeditorial, provides freelance editing support to academic writers in a variety of disciplines and is adjunct instructor in the Certificate in Jewish-Christian Relationship program at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
â1âBat-Yiphtachâs Story
â2âHow the Book Proceeds
2 Characterizations of Bat-Yiphtach as Woman, Young Woman, Child
â1âSeeing Women in Judges: The Dominance of the Gender Binary
â2âFocus on Bat-Yiphtach Scholarship: Woman and Child Characterizations
â3âConclusion
3 Theories and Methods for Transitioning Children
â1âChildhood Studies: An Overview
â2âChildhood Studies and Biblical Studies
â3âConclusion
4 Menarche, Menstruation, and Moons: Bat-Yiphtach as Transitioning Child
â1â×ת××× and ×ת×××× in the Hebrew Bible and in Childist Scholarship
â2âMenstruation in Biblical Scholarship
â3âAdolescence and Menarche in Childhood Studies
â4âA Tower, Two Moons, and Bat-Yiptachâs Lament: Judges 11:29â40
â5âConclusion: Child-Oriented Exegesis of Judges 11:29â40
5 Relational Assemblages and Bat-Yiphtachâs Agency
â1âAgency in Childhood Studies
â2âAgency as Relational: Assemblages and Extensions
â3âPrevious Assessments of Bat-Yiphtachâs Agency
â4âWhat Agency? Bat-Yiphtachâs Bleeding Body Assemblage
â5âConclusion
6 Conclusion ⦠and More Questions
â1âThe Trajectory of My Research, Exegetical Observations, and Arguments
â2âLimitations of My Research and Future Research Opportunities
Bibliography
Index
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
â1âBat-Yiphtachâs Story
â2âHow the Book Proceeds
2 Characterizations of Bat-Yiphtach as Woman, Young Woman, Child
â1âSeeing Women in Judges: The Dominance of the Gender Binary
â2âFocus on Bat-Yiphtach Scholarship: Woman and Child Characterizations
â3âConclusion
3 Theories and Methods for Transitioning Children
â1âChildhood Studies: An Overview
â2âChildhood Studies and Biblical Studies
â3âConclusion
4 Menarche, Menstruation, and Moons: Bat-Yiphtach as Transitioning Child
â1â×ת××× and ×ת×××× in the Hebrew Bible and in Childist Scholarship
â2âMenstruation in Biblical Scholarship
â3âAdolescence and Menarche in Childhood Studies
â4âA Tower, Two Moons, and Bat-Yiptachâs Lament: Judges 11:29â40
â5âConclusion: Child-Oriented Exegesis of Judges 11:29â40
5 Relational Assemblages and Bat-Yiphtachâs Agency
â1âAgency in Childhood Studies
â2âAgency as Relational: Assemblages and Extensions
â3âPrevious Assessments of Bat-Yiphtachâs Agency
â4âWhat Agency? Bat-Yiphtachâs Bleeding Body Assemblage
â5âConclusion
6 Conclusion ⦠and More Questions
â1âThe Trajectory of My Research, Exegetical Observations, and Arguments
â2âLimitations of My Research and Future Research Opportunities
Bibliography
Index
Academic (seminary and university) libraries; biblical scholars (Hebrew Bible); faculty, graduate, and advanced undergraduate students in biblical studies and religion; childhood studies faculty and graduate students interested in the biblical texts and their influence on children.