But the words of Genesis are sparser, the language more removed.
It’s not that the Bible is without any of these things-arrogance, sex, and plenty of idol worship abound, both for those outside the Israelite community and those within it. Minnie Driver and Rebecca Ferguson in 'The Red Tent' My responsibility is to tell a good story.” “When it came out, there was lots of comparison to the Bible, and concerns about my corrupting the text. It’s a novel,” she replied later in response to questioning.
She wasn’t looking to add another chapter to the Bible, or even to stay faithful to the events as depicted in Genesis. Yet the label of religious commentary is one that Diamant has resisted. At a recent screening hosted at the Stephen Wise Temple in Los Angeles, the story was introduced as “epic modern midrash,” referring to Jewish commentary on the Hebrew Scriptures. Lifetime is clearly hoping to tap into that same audience with the upcoming miniseries adaptation, which premieres December 7 and 8. Readership spread through word of mouth-synagogue and church-sponsored book clubs, rabbis and pastors speaking about the book to congregants. The Red Tent grew in popularity largely through religious communities. Diamant used that discrepancy as a departure, reimagining the event as a love story, in which Dinah and the prince fall in love and the destruction of the city is a tragic end to Dinah’s romance and her previous way of life. He submits to what was then a very humiliating request in order to marry Dinah,” she says. Driven by Shechem’s persuasions, the men agree to do so, and while they are physically recovering, Dinah’s brothers slaughter the city in revenge.Īlthough the episode is sometimes read as a rape, Diamant saw something else in the story. His later request to marry her results in her brothers’ demands that the males of the entire city circumcise themselves. Dinah, the daughter of the patriarch Jacob and his first wife Leah, is violated by a city ruler, Shechem. If you’re struggling to remember Dinah’s story, that’s likely because there’s not a lot there. Diamant, the book’s author, has faced accusations of blasphemy for her imaginative departure from the events of Genesis 34. Attempts to convey Biblical narratives many times result in strong reactions and critique: either the adaptations aren’t true to the source material, or the characters aren’t behaving like good Biblical characters should. When Hollywood ventures into sacred waters, Christians often aren’t excited about the result.
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