2024-06-16 19:33:29
This is referred to as a “criminal act” in Judges 20:3. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-0-2) Author
2024-06-16 21:46:23
In the very next chapter, Judges 20, the rest of Israel calls this crime a "wicked deed" (verse 3) and "wickedness" (verse 12). The passage is not praising the wicked behavior but rather condemning it. [Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_HELPFUL(4-0-2) Author
2024-06-16 22:13:29
The full context in Judges 19 and 20 shows that the rape of the concubine was judged criminal, spurring a war of retribution against the perpetrators Her master cut her up after death and sent her parts as a message, and wasn't condemned Please read both passages for context: [Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_HELPFUL(6-0-2) Author
2024-06-17 00:14:40
NNN Keep your religious interpretations out of community notes. Use the comments for opinions. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-2) Author
2024-06-17 03:02:38
Graphic does not tell the whole story of the circumstances that led to this this woman's fate, nor the large scale military retribution enacted on her behalf in the next chapter in Judges 20 of the King James Version of the Bible. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author