Chapter 38 of the Book of Genesis tells the strange story of the patriarch Judah, his three sons Er, Onan, and Shelah, and the young and beautiful Tamar, who became involved with all of them.
This story is the focus of a group of biblical studies scholars at their annual convention, to better understand those times and customs that laid the foundation for our own. A renowned historian and a former student, lifelong adversaries, are keynote speakers. Their accounts will breathe life into a story of passion and desires that will eventually entangle them in its plot.
After A mulher que escreveu a Bíblia (The woman who wrote the Bible) and Os vendilhões do templo (The merchants of the Temple), Moacyr Scliar revisits another biblical story to tell it from a surprising, amusing, and provocative perspective. It is a story told with imagination, compassion, and humor, exploring the tragicomic aspects of this unusual plot, even relating it to the world we live in, and demonstrating the enduring nature of the great themes of the human condition.
