TY  - BOOK
AU  - Menn,Esther
TI  - Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38) in Ancient Jewish Exegesis: Studies in Literary Form and Hermeneutics 
T2  - Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism
SN  - 9789004497764
AV  - BS1235.3 .M46 1997
U1  - 222/.1106 21
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Leiden; , Boston
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Judah
KW  - Tamar,
KW  - Bible
KW  - Genesis, XXXVIII
KW  - Commentaries
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish
KW  - Aramaic
KW  - Versions
KW  - Targum Yerushalmi
KW  - Midrash rabbah
KW  - Genesis LXXXV
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Testament of Judah
KW  - Genesis (Bible book)
KW  - Literary form
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - This exploration of Genesis 38 in three interpretive writings shows how new meanings emerge through encounters between the biblical text and later Jewish communities. A literary reading within the canon suggests that the story of Judah and Tamar points to the morally ambiguous origins of David's lineage. Ancient Jewish exegesis, however, challenges this understanding. The Testament of Judah interprets Genesis 38 as the story of a warrior king's tragic downfall. Targum Neofiti develops it to illustrate the concept "sanctification of the (divine) Name". and Genesis Rabbah portrays it as a series of providential events issuing in the royal and messianic lineage. Esther Marie Menn pioneers a fresh approach to the study of biblical interpretation by analyzing the relation between interpretative genre, altered plot structure, and cultural values
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004497764
ER  -