Fathers and Daughters in the Hebrew Bible
Author | : Johanna Stiebert |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press (UK) |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2013-03-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199673827 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199673829 |
Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This book provides the fullest examination of father-daughter depictions in the Hebrew Bible to date. While father-son depictions are more prominent, there none the less exists a broad spectrum of metaphors, myths, legal texts and narrative accounts featuring daughters alongside fathers. When this full range is taken into account, instead of - like many preceding approaches, which have looked at more lurid examples (like the narrative of Jephthah's sacrifice ofhis daughter, or Lot's incest with his daughters) in isolation - it emerges that the daughter is depicted also in very affectionate terms. The daughter is not invisible in the Hebrew Bible: she emergesas integral part of the family and, occasionally at least, as the most cherished and the most deserving of her father's protection.