Why Jephthah's daughter weeps : : a child-oriented interpretation / / Margaret Murray Talbot.

• Superior document: Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 199
• VerfasserIn: Talbot, Margaret Murray,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 199.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Copyright page /; Dedication /; Acknowledgements /; Abbreviations /; Chapter 1 Introduction /; Chapter 2 Characterizations of Bat-Yiphtach as Woman, Young Woman, Child /; Chapter 3 Theories and Methods for Transitioning Children /; Chapter 4 Menarche, Menstruation, and Moons: Bat-Yiphtach as Transitioning Child /; Chapter 5 Relational Assemblages and Bat-Yiphtach's Agency /; Chapter 6 Conclusion ... and More Questions /; Bibliography /; Index of Modern Authors /; Index of Subjects /; Index of Scripture Citations /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 9004508171
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Margaret Murray Talbot.

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 "excluded middle" 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.