You are hereHomeBARJuly/August 2003The Shechem Temple Usually this is taken to be a rape scene; however, Tikva Frymer-Kensky makes a good case for it being read as a seduction; see her Reading the Women of the Bible (New York: Schocken Books, 2002). Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.