Five things worth knowing about the woman in the city who ‘did not cry out’. On Deuteronomy 22:23–24 (and 25–27)
CONTENT WARNING for rape myths. Deuteronomy 22:23–24 has too often been used as a biblical precedent for one of the […]
Rape in the Old Testament
Honour, not sex. Why applying Deuteronomy 22 is more complex than you thought. And why this matters.
There are a fair few strange laws concerning sex and marriage in the Old Testament books of law. Problem is,
Why do I care so much about Old Testament laws? (And the rape laws in particular)
The Old Testament laws on sex, adultery and rape, particularly those in Deuteronomy 22:13–29, are a sensitive topic to say
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Deuteronomy 22, Moonlight, My blogging, Rape in the Old Testament
Remember that Deuteronomy 22 law where a girl marries her rapist? It’s not about marriage. Or sex.
Statue of Juliet, Verona. Photo by World of Magic on Unsplash. ‘Proud can I never be of what I
Ruth and Joseph: A closer look at love vs abuse
This post is a writer’s-commentary on a sketch I wrote, based on two Bible stories: Joseph and Potiphar’s wife in
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#churchtoo, Firelight, Rape in the Old Testament, The church and consent
Love vs Abuse: a drama sketch about Boaz and Ruth, Joseph and Potiphar’s wife
(Ruth chapter 3 in my pocket New Jerusalem Bible, published by Darton, Longman and Todd) This is a drama sketch
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Consent in the arts, My creativity, Rape in the Old Testament, Starlight