Language:
English
Year of publication:
2000
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
Angaben zur Quelle:
3 (2000-2001)
Keywords:
Tamar
;
Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Abstract:
Modern interpretations of Tamar’s actions in Genesis 38:15 fall into two groups: those who maintain that the veil indicated her prostitute status and those who counter that it only concealed her identity. I argue that the expansion to and subsequent interpretive history of this verse, coupled with the lack of correlation between veil and prostitution historically, suggest that the first mentioned interpretation - Judah believed her to be a prostitute because of the veil - should be reconsidered. Rather, the separation of shroud from profession, both exegetically and historically, provides a compelling historical precedent for the second view, namely, that Tamar’s veil concealed more than it revealed.
Note:
Appeared also in the journal's print version "Perspectives on Hebrew Scriptures" [1] (2006) 325-343.
DOI:
10.5508/jhs.2001.v3.a7
URL:
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