A student asks whether Jephthah's daughter should be treated like Piccarda or even as infernal because she submits to a death imposed by her father's vow.
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Jephthah's daughter
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Jiang says the Hebrew Bible makes clear that the daughter is willing to sacrifice herself so her father can keep his vow to God, which is why she belongs in Paradise.
A student asks whether the daughter's voluntary offering should count as suicide and therefore as sin.
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"uh carol can i can i ask yes and before we move on so life seems to be fraught with minefields of vows that..."
"up in the inferno because submitting to her father's death would be like a form of suicide that's a really interesting"
"has to sacrifice herself yes okay if you read the bible it's clear because she's the daughter because she's willing to sacrifice herself to..."
"yes isn't offering herself some sort of suicide and isn't that the sin um yeah the catholic church"
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