This week’s episode is delicate but so important for making sense of some passages that on the surface can feel harsh and unfair. We’re digging into Deut. 22:22-29 and discussing how this passage handles sexual violence, and the test for adultery in Num. 5:11-31 (cross referenced with John 8:1-11). We may not resolve every feeling of unease these passages can incite, but we believe that God cares very much about the struggles women face in these areas and ultimately desires our protection and wellbeing. God also invites our honesty and wrestling, so please dig in with us.

Trigger warning: We do not discuss sexual violence in a graphic way but the nature of the conversation has the potential to be emotionally intense and may not be appropriate for children if you normally listen with kids in the car.

Additional resources mentioned in the episode:

The scholarship of Dr. Jo Vitale

“Reading While Black: African-American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope” by Dr. Esau McCaulley