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The Rape of Dinah is a story that is frequently passed over in our Bible studies, but this week we look at how it serves as the framework for many of many other Biblical accounts. We discuss the ambiguity of the text, the questions it leaves with readers, and how the story of Tamar and Amnon might answer some of these questions while presenting both David and Jacob as very bad fathers.

Scriptures from this episode:

Genesis 34

2 Samuel 13

Acts 8

Joshua 7

Resources from this episode:

Note from Emily: I am providing these resource, not as an endorsement, but rather to demonstrate the diversity of views found in the discussions of Dinah. And as Sternberg’s book is rather on the expensive side, I chose to include articles that cite and quote his work as their source.

Dinah: The Woman Who Made A Difference by Rochel Holzkenner (Article) - https://bit.ly/2VsI7LZ

The Rape Of Dinah by Zlatko Musija (Article) - https://bit.ly/2Ijz2Bh

The Parable of the Tribes (Vayishlach 5775) by Rabbi Sacks - https://bit.ly/2WSz2vU

The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading by Meir Sternberg (Book) - https://amzn.to/2UjXcTi

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