Bible Society #SheToo Podcast
1) Episode 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 so? Rev Dr Helen Paynter thinks it is. In this fin...Show More
2) 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 of the punishment that awaits the prophetess Jezebe...Show More
3) 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. Her rape takes place within the Royal Household of...Show More
4) 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 handed over to a mob to be raped and murdered. War and ...Show More
5) 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 first person to come out of his house to greet him i...Show More
6) 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 to bear Abraham a son, Ishmael, as a solution to t...Show More
7) 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 which principles and commitments inform her engagem...Show More