Episode 32: Men and Women in the Ancient World--Dispelling 21st Century Paradigms

Okay, so this was recorded completely unscripted. I just had a list in front of me with categories and did the whole thing off the cuff so there won't be a transcript anywhere, sorry. Men and women in the ancient Near East and First Century lived differently and thought differently than we do in modern times--our way of life would seem upside down and completely chaotic to them in more ways than one, and not all of them obvious. This means that a lot of our preconceived notions about how they felt about things are often dead wrong and that twists the meaning of many Bible stories. FAIR WARNING: Knowing this stuff will make you feel like pulling out your hair when you hear a lot of sermons. More in-depth information on this subject is available in my book Context for Adults: Sexuality, Social Identity, and Kinship Relations in the Bible available through this link: www.amazon.com/dp/1973751003