Israel’s mediatory role required its members to be shepherds, not wolves. Instead of showing mercy as humble priests that the Gentiles might have life, Simeon and Levi intended only...
Jacob’s sons would contemptuously combine two acts of bloodshed—a mercy commanded by God and a vengeance abhorred by God—for the sake of their own honor. There would be...
The seduction of Dinah and the retaliation by her brothers are given to us as a five-act play. Through this structure, the author cleverly links these tragic events to their...
