The Old Testament is the feminist ideological text. No bodily punishment of women. Women gain inheritance rights. That's in numbers 27. Greater rights in divorce cases, fair treatment of women suspected of adultery,. elevation of female sexuality and improved rape laws. The most prominent act of violence and abuse against women in the ancient Near East was forcible rape.
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.