Listen "Alastair Roberts - Judges 11: Jephthah’s Vow"
Episode Synopsis
Alastair Roberts (PhD, Durham University) works for the Theopolis and Davenant Institutes. He is an author of Echoes of Exodus: Tracing Themes of Redemption Through Scripture (Crossway, 2018) and the forthcoming Heirs Together: A Theology of the Sexes. He participates in the Mere Fidelity and Theopolis podcasts, blogs at Alastair’s Adversaria, posts regular videos on theology on his YouTube account, and tweets at @zugzwanged.
In this episode we discuss Jephthah’s vow in Judges 11. He discuss what type of sacrifice is made, whether or not it involved killing, burnt offerings could be translated ascension offerings, examples of similar vows in scripture, why Jephthah reacted the way he did, why his daughter reacted the way she did, why she was lamented every year, and much more!
In this episode we discuss Jephthah’s vow in Judges 11. He discuss what type of sacrifice is made, whether or not it involved killing, burnt offerings could be translated ascension offerings, examples of similar vows in scripture, why Jephthah reacted the way he did, why his daughter reacted the way she did, why she was lamented every year, and much more!
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