A tale of two Tamars: Domestic violence in the Hebrew Bible

Jacqueline Vayntrub argues that the date-palm root helps us see the link metaphor between two Tamar figures in Genesis 38 and 2 Samuel 13. However, it is more appropriate to see its fruit as the link metaphor, although in a negative way. Their bitter experiences of domestic violence are not as sweet...

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Main Author: Yonky Karman
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2022-07-01
Series:Verbum et Ecclesia
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Online Access:https://verbumetecclesia.org.za/index.php/ve/article/view/2442