Sacrificing Daughters: Shoftim's Fathers and Society's Collapse

The lecture examines a recurring motif of daughters in the Book of Judges in general and in the story of Yiftah the Gileadite in particular. Focusing on key father-daughter relationships, the session explores how these narratives contribute to a deeper understanding of the broader structural and moral challenges depicted in the text. The analysis considers the literary and thematic function of these relationships and the questions they raise for interpreting leadership, justice, and community.