A QUE AGE POR SEUS DIREITOS? AGAR COMO PERSONAGEM EM GÊNESIS 16 E 21

Alison Hardwood

Resumo


A personagem Agar, uma escrava egípcia em Gênesis 16 e 21, foi negligenciada por pesquisadores bíblicos cristãos. Frequentemente o foco dos estudos está em Abraão, o patriarca, e Sarah, a matriarca da tradição da fé cristã. Agar desempenha um papel importante na narrativa, mas quando sua história é contada, apenas sua capacidade reprodutiva é destacada. Algumas estudiosas bíblicas cristãs revisitaram e reavaliaram o texto para contar a história a partir da perspectiva de Agar (Weems, 1988; Trible, 1984; Williams, 1993; Teubal, 1990; Lee, 2007).  Essas estudiosas destacam as dinâmicas de poder, subjugação, disparidades e abusos sofridos por Agar. Argumentam que Agar era uma personagem importante e afirmam seu lugar na narrativa e na aliança divina. Embora a história de Agar seja uma narrativa sobre desempoderamento e escravização, um dos elementos da narrativa é a agência[1]. Ao longo do texto, Agar usa a voz e resiste à opressão numa sociedade patriarcal. Desde que estudiosas buscaram novas formas de ler a personagem Agar, seu papel no texto tem sido lido dentro de perspectivas pós-coloniais, womanistas, feministas, africanas e afro-americanas. O objetivo deste ensaio é apresentar uma visão geral de como a personagem Agar e sua agência foram classificadas. Investigarei a caracterização de Agar como apresentada pela literatura em língua inglesa, escrita na academia bíblica cristã. O estudo pretendido está situado na Teoria Narrativa e nos estudos sobre agência. Destaco como a história de Agar continua a transformar e influenciar nossas jornadas teológicas e espiritualidade, especialmente durante a pandemia de covid19. Uma teoria de caracterização oferecerá possíveis maneiras de classificar a personagem Agar e sua agência.

[1] No inglês: “agency”: o termo é utilizado para destacar a capacidade de uma pessoa em fazer suas escolhas livremente.


Palavras-chave


Gênesis 16; Gênesis 21; Agar; agência; mulheres; patriarcado; personagem; teoria narrativa; a teoria da caracterização

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