#MeToo - Rape Narratives in the Bible

In this episode, Em and Caz look at some biblical stories that depict sexual violence, focusing particularly on Genesis 34 (the rape of Dinah) and 2 Samuel 13 (the rape of Tamar). They structure their discussion around some of the myths and misperceptions about rape that remain prevalent today. By exploring narratives of rape in both the biblical texts and contemporary culture, they explore how these myths and misperceptions can distort understandings of sexual violence in really harmful ways.

Resources for this episode

Caroline Blyth, The Narrative of Rape in Genesis 34: Interpreting Dinah’s Silence (Oxford University Press, 2010).

Lauren Duca, “The Stanford Rapist's Father Says His Son's Life Was Ruined Because He Raped Someone for 20 Minutes.” Teen Vogue. 2016. 

​​https://www.teenvogue.com/story/stanford-rape-father-letter 

Mia Belle Frothingham, “Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: What This Response Means.” 

https://www.simplypsychology.org/fight-flight-freeze-fawn.html 

LA Not So Confidential Podcast, episode 13: “Incels.”

https://www.la-not-so-confidential.com/episodes/episode-13 

Los Angeles Times, Court documents: Stanford rape case.

https://documents.latimes.com/stanford-brock-turner/ 

Me Too Movement https://metoomvmt.org/ 

Chanel Miller, Know My Name: The Survivor of the Stanford Sexual Assault Case Tells Her Story. Viking, 2020.

https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/know-my-name-9780241428290 

Rape Prevention Education NZ. Sexual violence statistics.

https://rpe.co.nz/sexual-violence/ 

Rape Crisis England and Wales, “Myths about rape and other forms of sexual violence.”

https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-informed/about-sexual-violence/myths-vs-realities/ 

Phyllis Trible, Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives. Fortress Press, 1984.

Support Services

List of sexual assault support services (NZ) - https://sexualabuse.org.nz/resources/find-sexual-assault-support-near-you/ 

RAINN (USA) - https://www.rainn.org/ 

Rape Crisis (UK) - https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ 

Rape Crisis Scotland -​​ https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/ 

Full Stop (Australia) - https://fullstop.org.au/ 

International list of hotlines, crisis centers, and other resources organized by location - https://pandys.org/forums/index.php?/forum/42-public-resources/