Hiding in plain sight: Identifying implicit markers of vṿsh in Hebrew narrative
Hiding in plain sight Identifying implicit markers of בושׁ in Hebrew narrative
Although shame is frequently evoked by the biblical writers for ethical ends, many recent studies impose either a shame-honour binary or limit shame to an extrinsic, social construct shorn of moral connotations. The result is a deficient understanding of the nuances of shame and its literary and rhe...
| Authors: | ; |
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publicado em: |
2025
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Ano: 2025, Volume: 49, Número: 3, Páginas: 336-358 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Hebrew narrative
B Ethics B Genesis 38 B Semantics B Shame B Judah B Tamar |
| Acesso em linha: |
Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Resumo: | Although shame is frequently evoked by the biblical writers for ethical ends, many recent studies impose either a shame-honour binary or limit shame to an extrinsic, social construct shorn of moral connotations. The result is a deficient understanding of the nuances of shame and its literary and rhetorical functions within the Hebrew Bible. This lacuna is even more pronounced in narrative texts whose laconic style means that shame dynamics may be present even without the use of technical terms. Accordingly, this article investigates the semantic domain of בושׁ in the Hebrew Bible. Exploring associated lexemes, collocations, and motifs not only aids definitional clarity but identifies a matrix of attendant shame markers. That these markers can indicate the operation of shame apart from specific lexeme use is confirmed through an analysis of Genesis 38. The Judah-Tamar episode implicitly evokes shame to aid characterisation, which, in turn, supports the goal of ethical formation. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/03090892241297181 |
