TY - SER AU - Hart, Sarah TI - The rape of Tamar (2 Samuel 13:1-19) through the hermeneutical lens of Aotearoa New Zealand SN - 1445-0798 PY - 2004/// CY - Auckland PB - University of Auckland KW - FVC KW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - FAMILIES KW - INCEST KW - MENTAL HEALTH KW - OFFENDERS KW - RAPE KW - RELIGION KW - SPIRITUALITY KW - VICTIMS KW - WOMEN KW - SIBLING ABUSE KW - SEXUAL VIOLENCE N1 - Seachanges 4 December 2004; at N2 - The author of this article contextually presents the Hebrew biblical passage of "the Rape of Tamar" and gives a comparative account of rape trauma in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand, providing a hermeneutic interpretation of rape as family violence for the purpose reinforcing the message that both are, however common, nonetheless unacceptable. The article gives a brief definition of family/domestic violence, and the author provides an interpretation of the reading of the Rape of Tamar through the various stages (pre-rape, rape, after the rape), comparing it to the contemporary New Zealand literature on the subject of domestic violence and rape UR - http://wsrt.asn.au/web_images/hart.pdf ER -