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Bible Society #SheToo
Join us for for #SheToo, a seven-part podcast series exploring some of the biblical texts that include violence against women. These 'texts of terror' have, at times, been used to oppress women or have just been ignored. But what happens if we take a closer look? Bible Society is not aligned to any...
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7 episódiosEpisode 7. Preaching #SheToo
We’ve heard some strong stuff. Perhaps you knew these stories already but had you heard them preached about in Church? Is it really appropriate to do...
Episode 6. The punishment of Jezebel (Revelation 2.19-24)
This passage contains not a story about sexual violence, but a metaphor of it. The writer of Revelation uses the imagery of sexual violence to speak o...
Episode 5. The rape of Tamar (2 Samuel 13)
In a world which – then as now – frequently divides women into Madonnas or whores, Tamar is the ‘perfect’ rape victim; virginal, beautiful, obedient....
Episode 4. The Levite’s Concubine (Judges 19)
The story of the Levite’s concubine is brutal beyond words. The victim has no name and does not get to speak. She is betrayed by her husband and hande...
Episode 3. Jephthah’s daughter (Judges 11)
The story of Jephthah’s daughter is the tragic tale of rash promises and unintended consequences. The warrior Jephthah makes a vow to sacrifice the fi...
Episode 2. Hagar (Genesis 16 and 21)
The story of Hagar is the most well-known of the passages under consideration in this series. Hagar is the slave of Abraham and Sarah who is required...
Episode 1. Sexual violence in the Bible: read with care
Every reader comes to the Bible with their own history and set of assumptions. In this introductory episode, Rev Dr Helen Paynter tells Rosie Dawson w...