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)

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Copyright page / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Dedication / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Acknowledgements / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Abbreviations / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Chapter 1 Introduction / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Chapter 2 Characterizations of Bat-Yiphtach as Woman, Young Woman, Child / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Chapter 3 Theories and Methods for Transitioning Children / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Chapter 4 Menarche, Menstruation, and Moons: Bat-Yiphtach as Transitioning Child / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Chapter 5 Relational Assemblages and Bat-Yiphtach's Agency / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Chapter 6 Conclusion ... and More Questions / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Bibliography / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Index of Modern Authors / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Index of Subjects / Margaret Murray Talbot -- Index of Scripture Citations / Margaret Murray Talbot.