The ancient Near East was overwhelmingly, heatry, arkel at best, but misogynistic. I mean, it was dominating. Women were treated horribly. And then you have the mosaic law offering mercy to women in a way that was shocking to the surrounding culture. That vision of distinct but equal is actually something that's throughout the Old Testament.
The conversation of gender identity seems to have swept into every crevice of our culture. From debating gender “norms” to questioning the concept of biological gender completely, society has demanded to have a say in how men and women should understand themselves and the roles they play. But what are the ramifications of allowing the world to tell what we are to be instead of Scripture? In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Bob Hiller, and Walter Strickland untangle the narrative of creation as male and female and the importance of the differences we have been given by our Creator.