《创世记》38章在约瑟叙事中的文学合理性

The Literary Rationale of Genesis 38 in the Joseph Narrative

张信宇(ZHANG Xinyu)

《聖經文學研究》 20輯 (2020/02) Pp. 194-212

摘要

本文尝试运用文学评鉴法对《创世记》38章进行解读。首先，笔者认为38章在叙事框架上符合“理想化叙事”的模型结构，并据此提出《创世记》38章的“事件波动结构”，而整个约瑟叙事亦符合该“事件波动结构”，因而该章预先隐含了约瑟叙事的框架。其次，在叙事手法上，叙事者通过关键词、人物刻画等将该章的叙事与约瑟叙事连贯起来，并描绘出有关犹大的典型场景，而约瑟叙事也同样反映了那种典型场景，以致该章预示了整个约瑟叙事的发展。

關鍵字

《创世记》38章 ； 犹大 ； 他玛 ； 文学评鉴

並列摘要

This essay presents a literary analysis of Genesis 38 (the story of Judah and Tamar), to show how the chapter foreshadows the development of the Joseph narrative. It first suggests that Genesis 38 fits an ＂Ideal Narrative＂ model in terms of its narrative frame, and on this basis, proposes an ＂Event Initiated Structure＂ for the chapter, arguing that the entire Joseph narrative also fits this structure, and that Chapter 38 prefigures the narrative frame of the Joseph story. The essay then analyzes the narration techniques of Genesis 38, showing how the Narrator connects Genesis 38 with the Joseph narrative by repeating keywords and character portrayals, and by depicting the type character of Judah, which also appears in the Joseph narrative.

並列關鍵字

Genesis 38 ； Judah ； Tamar ； literary criticism