KJCKorea
Journal Central

@article{ART001837150},
author={NamIl Kim},
title={Reading the Old Testament with Cultural View Point (Focus on the Book of Genesis chapter 38)},
journal={The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics},
issn={1229-8387},
year={2013},
number={27},
pages={101-127}

TY - JOUR
AU - NamIl Kim
TI - Reading the Old Testament with Cultural View Point (Focus on the Book of Genesis chapter 38)
JO - The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
PY - 2013
VL - null
IS - 27
PB - The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
SP - 101
EP - 127
SN - 1229-8387
AB - There are many difficulties in understanding Judah and Tamar’s attitudes as found in Genesis chapter 38. As such many scholars maintain this chapter to be redacted and unnatural in character and form. Scholars from the Historical criticism camp insist this chapter provides an explanation of the origins of the Judah tribe or Israel. Though their opinions are of reasonable merit this article supports another view that the chapter is necessary for redemptive fulfillment. To show this, this article articulates the Levirate marriage, the deception, prostitution, and the deceitful ways of Tamar, and provides interpretations through careful theological methods. Above all, this article seeks to show that these hard to understand portions in the text were negatively influenced by ancient near eastern countries, especially from Canaan. The primary intention of the biblical writer was not to pursue an ethical approach but a redemptive one. This text is written by the writer to emphasize redemptive goals, and that Perez became one of the messianic ancestors. That is the reason for Genesis 38. However, through out this article I have also tried to harmonize these two ways of interpretation. This article is comprised of 4 chapters. Chapter 1 is the introduction. Chapter 2 provides an explanation of the text according to story type. Chapter 3 provides an explanation of four themes according to ethical questions and writer’s answers. Finally in chapter 4, I provide a conclusion to this article according to the way of OT viewpoint.
KW - Levirate;Tamar;Judah;Deception;Old Testament Cultures
DO -
UR -
ER -

NamIl Kim. (2013). Reading the Old Testament with Cultural View Point (Focus on the Book of Genesis chapter 38). The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, 27, 101-127.

NamIl Kim. 2013, "Reading the Old Testament with Cultural View Point (Focus on the Book of Genesis chapter 38)", The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, no.27, pp.101-127.

NamIl Kim "Reading the Old Testament with Cultural View Point (Focus on the Book of Genesis chapter 38)" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics 27 pp.101-127 (2013) : 101.

NamIl Kim. Reading the Old Testament with Cultural View Point (Focus on the Book of Genesis chapter 38). 2013; 27 : 101-127.

NamIl Kim. "Reading the Old Testament with Cultural View Point (Focus on the Book of Genesis chapter 38)" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics no.27(2013) : 101-127.

NamIl Kim. Reading the Old Testament with Cultural View Point (Focus on the Book of Genesis chapter 38). The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics, 27, 101-127.

NamIl Kim. Reading the Old Testament with Cultural View Point (Focus on the Book of Genesis chapter 38). The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics. 2013; 27 101-127.

NamIl Kim. Reading the Old Testament with Cultural View Point (Focus on the Book of Genesis chapter 38). 2013; 27 : 101-127.

NamIl Kim. "Reading the Old Testament with Cultural View Point (Focus on the Book of Genesis chapter 38)" The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics no.27(2013) : 101-127.