Reading Jael with Women from a Traumatized Community
The story of Jael is interpreted in many different ways; the two main ones are that she is a hero to Israel, or she is a deceitful murderer. An incident that occurred in the Cape Flats, South Africa, some years ago throws light on local women’s interpretation of the Jael story. In the contemporary i...
| Published in: | Biblical theology bulletin |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2022
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| In: |
Biblical theology bulletin
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Judge 4,17-22
/ Bible. Judge 5,24-27
/ Jael, Biblical person
/ Ambiguity
/ Rhetoric
/ Violence
/ Trauma
/ Africa
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament KBN Sub-Saharan Africa RG Pastoral care ZB Sociology ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Local
B South Africa B Rhetoric B Marginalized B Jael B Ambiguity |
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| Summary: | The story of Jael is interpreted in many different ways; the two main ones are that she is a hero to Israel, or she is a deceitful murderer. An incident that occurred in the Cape Flats, South Africa, some years ago throws light on local women’s interpretation of the Jael story. In the contemporary incident, a woman killed her son, but was viewed by women in the community not as a murderer but as a fellow-sufferer. In this study, women in the community and women in prison (some for murder) read the Jael text, act out the story, and share their views of what was happening in the biblical text. It is clear that contemporary women living in a violent community can contribute to a better understanding of the Jael text through their many parallel experiences. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/01461079221107857 |