S2 Ep1049: Does the Old Testament Dehumanize Women? Dr. Sandy Richter (Exiles 22 Talk + Q & A)
Theology in the Raw
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The NIV Translation of the Law Codes of Ancient Israel
The NIV translates this occurrence as seduce. The same verb is when Delilah talked Samson into cutting his hair. Sexual access to any woman was the fiduciary responsibility of first her father and then her husband. In some Israelite law recognizes that the woman's social status has been violated but not necessarily her body.
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