![]() ![]() ![]() Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This is a multidisciplinary study because it integrates biblical hermeneutics with the context of the political constellation of Christian leaders. This study contributes to the interpretation of biblical texts by exposing the ideological aspects of the reader to take the right stance to be aware of the tendency to cause gender violence with a vow. In addition, it shows that Jephthah’s leadership, which is contrary to God’s ideals, is unable to maintain its existence in international relations when it is able to maintain its religious exclusivity. Attempts to incorporate any sacrificial foreign cult (including anyone) resulted in deep scars on the faith history of the Israelites. Jephthah’s act was not aligned with what the Deuteronomists promoted. The focus of this study is to underline the concept of Jephthah’s ideology of victory on the fighting against the enemy of Israel as a political way to prove one’s identity and get out of social discrimination at the expense of everything including his own family. To achieve this goal, the text of Judges 11:30–31 is explored by using an ideological critique approach. The church is challenged to be vigilant in vowing. There are conflicting ideologies held by Jephthah and the Deutronomist tradition in laying the biblical theology foundations. This study responds to Jephthah’s ambiguous vow that led to a heart-wrenching and outrageous tragedy. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The political vow of Jephthah in Judges 11:30–31 & Ndolu, N.N., 2021, ‘The political vow of Jephthah in Judges 11:30–31’, Verbum et Ecclesia 42(1), a2148. ![]()
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