Dialogue or Narrative? Exploring Tensions between Interpretations of Genesis 38

We examine dialectical tensions between “dialogue” and “narrative” as these discourses supplant one another the fundamental discourse of intelligibility, through juxtaposing two interpretations Genesis 38 rooted in changing interpretative paradigms. Is dialogue properly understood a narrative genre, or is content about which people are dialogue? divine–human relationship drama it god human beings? work within parameters laid out by philosophical hermeneutics Gadamer (primarily representing dialogue) Ricoeur narrative). On hand, feminist approach can develop Tamar courageous hero impossible circumstances, strategizing to overturn Judah’s patriarchal naïveté. other Judah seems be able read tragic hero, seeking save Tamar. These readings challenge another, where either Tamar’s autonomy undermined. By putting into dialogue, our aim show that neither nor succeeds with finality, we achieve fragile integration (dialogue narrative) despite their propensity toward polarization.