In 2 Corinthians, I see allusions to one of the harshest laws in Deuteronomy concerning women, sex, and virginity – and yet, there is no violence in Paul’s letter.
In writing this post, I was one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. This article first appeared in
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Deuteronomy 22, Moonlight, Virginity in the Old Testament
TL;DR two different Hebrew phrases are used and no, neither one implies that Bathsheba consented. CONTENT WARNING this post discusses
For a little while, now I’ve been furrowing my eyebrows at one particular line in Jesus’s parable of the prodigal
The prodigal and prostitutes – and the surprise gender-flip in Jesus’s parable Read Post »
Moonlight, Sex (and divorce) in the New Testament, Virginity in the Old Testament
CONTENT WARNING for rape myths. Deuteronomy 22:23–24 has too often been used as a biblical precedent for one of the
This would be that law about the young bride who’s already lost her virginity. Actually it’s not, but I’ll get
There are a fair few strange laws concerning sex and marriage in the Old Testament books of law. Problem is,
Deuteronomy 22:13-21 is one of the scarier passages for impressionable young Christian women, as it seems to hold up pre-marital
There was some justifiable outrage recently when rapper T.I. said that he had a gynaecologist annually test that his daughter’s
About that virginity test in Deuteronomy 22: it’s not what you think Read Post »
Deuteronomy 22, Moonlight, Virginity in the Old Testament
The Old Testament laws on sex, adultery and rape, particularly those in Deuteronomy 22:13–29, are a sensitive topic to say
Why do I care so much about Old Testament laws? (And the rape laws in particular) Read Post »
Deuteronomy 22, Moonlight, My blogging, Rape in the Old Testament
Note: I wrote this in 2019 because there was a debate at the time within Methodism. However, much of what
Statue of Juliet, Verona. Photo by World of Magic on Unsplash. ‘Proud can I never be of what I
This post is a writer’s-commentary on a sketch I wrote, based on two Bible stories: Joseph and Potiphar’s wife in
Ruth and Joseph: A closer look at love vs abuse Read Post »
#churchtoo, Firelight, Rape in the Old Testament, The church and consent
(Ruth chapter 3 in my pocket New Jerusalem Bible, published by Darton, Longman and Todd) This is a drama sketch
Love vs Abuse: a drama sketch about Boaz and Ruth, Joseph and Potiphar’s wife Read Post »
Consent in the arts, My creativity, Rape in the Old Testament, Starlight
