Can God Be Disguised As A Prostitute?

Published: April 21, 2008, 7:09 a.m.

b'Does God break the rules? Glynn Cardy in his look at Tamar\'s seduction of Judah, suggests the answer is, "All the time!" \\n\\nWhen was the last time you heard a sermon on Tamar, who disguised herself as a prostitute to make sure her father-in-law carried out his responsibilities? \\n\\n"The story of Tamar [Genesis 38] is about rights, responsibilities, oppression, and God. The context is patriarchy, maybe as early as 10th century BCE. Men rule. Women serve, and are breeders. If you don\\u2019t serve and you don\\u2019t breed your worth is minimal. So on one level the story is not about Tamar at all, but about the patriarch Judah and Tamar\\u2019s male offspring."\\n\\nRead full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=447&id=834'