'Listen to My Voice': Challenging Dinah's Silence in Genesis 34
In this article, readers of Genesis 34 are invited to contemplate the narrative from the perspective of Dinah, a literary victim of sexual violence. Throughout this story, much ink is spilled recounting the effects of Dinah's rape upon the men who surround her. In stark contrast, Dinah remains...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2009]
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| In: |
The expository times
Year: 2009, Volume: 120, Issue: 8, Pages: 385-387 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Sex crimes
Religious aspects
B Sexual abuse victims B Bible. Genesis Biography B Genesis 34 B SILENCE in literature B Rape in the Bible B Women in the Bible B Bible. Genesis 34 B Sexual Violence B women (OT) B Dinah |
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| Summary: | In this article, readers of Genesis 34 are invited to contemplate the narrative from the perspective of Dinah, a literary victim of sexual violence. Throughout this story, much ink is spilled recounting the effects of Dinah's rape upon the men who surround her. In stark contrast, Dinah remains a silent and passive observer to the dramatic events as they unfold. To redress this imbalance, I have appealed to the witness of contemporary rape survivors, in an attempt to give Dinah a voice with which she can recount her experience of sexual violence to the reader. Finally, I give consideration to the importance of such a reading within a contemporary pastoral context. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524609104441 |