Back to Basics, Episode 56: Judah and Tamar (Genesis 38, Part 2)

Welcome to "Back to Basics," where Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible!

This week, we continue with Chapter 38 of Genesis, and the profound weirdness of Tamar's relationship with the male line of her family. What could possibly motivate Tamar to deceive Judah like that, and why is she in the right to do so? How many different words for "whore" are there in ancient Hebrew? Can you blame Judah for being at least a little hesitant to give a third son to Tamar? Can you blame Tamar for fighting back using the only means given her under the laws of the time? How many more times will we use the phrase "sexually outmaneuvered" before we finish the first book of the Bible? Check out today's episode to find out about all that and more!

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