THEOSISCyrill of Alexandria
Judah arranged a marriage between his eldest son, Er, and Tamar. The initial synagogue established in Egypt was considered foreign due to its unruly nature at that time, which was influenced by the customs and morals of the Hellenes. However, God transformed this gathering, aligning it with His law, thereby making it akin to a new synagogue, distinctly different from the original. This is reminiscent of Tamar. Observe how the interpretation of names reveals deeper mysteries. The name Tamar signifies “lacking” or “shaken.” The Jewish synagogue indeed bears the marks of being shaken and is truly deficient, impaired in its integrity. In what manner? The ministry of the law was not unyielding but rather yielded to the ministry of the Spirit.
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Ultimately, the synagogue of Christ emerged, condemning the earlier version as lacking authenticity. Moreover, Christ embraced the Church as His pure bride (Eph. 5:27), leaving behind the former covenant. As a result, the Jewish synagogue is rightly understood as flawed and unstable. It is evident that within the law, no one is justified before God, and the Jewish synagogue did not possess communion with the divine realm (‘for the law provokes wrath’, as it is written, Rom. 4:15), which can be symbolically related to the lineage of Judah, who united with Tamar.