tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962731110719190549.post5169808925270179824..comments2024-01-20T00:07:48.249-08:00Comments on part time priest: 12. Jephtha's daughter - be careful what you promiseClaire Alcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14231267501917426061noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962731110719190549.post-87190145244277359062012-03-05T09:22:48.393-08:002012-03-05T09:22:48.393-08:00Yes, clearly that kind of thing is nuts but I thin...Yes, clearly that kind of thing is nuts but I think you have to judge the bible characters from within their own context before putting that against ours, so it seems that in her context she felt she was doing the only course open to her. But even in his context the father is still a fool. And unbreakable oaths were condemned by Jesus too so he is constantly reinterpreting the Israelite context and we have to interpret everything in ours too eventually.<br />Thought provoking comment...ta.Claire Alcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14231267501917426061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1962731110719190549.post-83895268487745109712012-03-05T03:00:38.300-08:002012-03-05T03:00:38.300-08:00Noooo, he doesn't really actually do it does h...Noooo, he doesn't really actually do it does he?? What an idiot!! Blimey there are some weirdos in the bible. I am not sure about sweet, unruffled, feminine aura. More like subjugated, docile stupidity. What happened to the running away, getting her own life, type of bible heroine?? Oh dear it leaves me feeling all depressed. And I hate to ruin an interesting, beautiful and poetic type post with a bit of 21st Century reality, but it reminds me of a court case last week which found two Christians guilty of killing their 15 year old relative by beating him repeatedly to excise an evil spirit. Quite frankly hearing the report left me feeling 'what kind of God...'Lenten Snappershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503427500580345742noreply@blogger.com