Tell it on the Mountain: The Daughter of Jephthah in Judges 11Liturgical Press, 2005 - 144 páginas Tell It on the Mountain brings Jephthah's daughter from the periphery into the center of the story using two interpretive methods to examine Judges 11-12:7. Midrashic interpretation--the "filling in" of a story's narrative silences in order to emphasize certain community values, enrich spiritual, ethical, and moral perspectives--is allowed, even expected, in Jewish tradition. Interfacing midrashic interpretation and a feminist viewpoint, Tell It on the Mountain highlights the nature of patriarchal texts and the values behind the culture. Miller engages students in timeless questions about patriarchy and the presence and nature of God, in addition to the characteristics of biblical narrative. Students will gain an appreciation of both methodologies, close reading skills, and an opportunity to create midrash while critiquing their own values. Chapter are "Beginning the Dialogue," "Feminist Critique as a Conversation Partner," "A Midrashic Critique as a Conversation Partner," "The Dialogue Itself," and "Invitation to Creating Modern Feminist Midrash." |
Contenido
Beginning the Conversation | 1 |
Rabbinic Midrash as a Conversation Partner | 24 |
CHAPTER THREE | 41 |
CHAPTER | 94 |
CHAPTER SEVEN | 106 |
Términos y frases comunes
Abraham Ammonites ancient Israel battle betulah Bible biblical narrative biblical story biblical text blame blessed book of Judges burnt offering century ceremony Chapter characters child claims commentary concerned conversation criticism daughter of Jephthah death Deuteronomistic dialogue example father feminism feminist critique feminist interpretation Fuchs Genesis Genesis Rabbah Gilead God's Hagar Hebrew historical Holy human sacrifice husband imagine intertextual Isaac Israelite Jeph Jephthah Jephthah narrative Jephthah's daughter Jephthah's vow Jewish Judaism Judges 11 Judith Plaskow justice lament Lilith literary LORD male medieval rabbis Mishnah modern midrash mother mountains mourning mujerista narrative of Jephthah's narrative silences narrator oppression patriarchal Phinehas Phyllis Trible portrayed Prophets Pseudo-Philo Rabbah rabbis reader reading retelling ritual role says scholars Seila Sheffield Sisera social Spirit story of Jephthah's strategies Talmud Tanakh Targum Jonathan themes theology tion Torah tradition Trible values victim victory virginity voice woman womanist women words Yael
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Página xvi - My father, if you have opened your mouth to the LORD, do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, now that the LORD has given you vengeance against your enemies, the Ammonites.
Página xvi - And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. 3!>And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had made.
Página xvi - Alas, my daughter! you have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me; for I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot take back my vow.