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Reading the Bible, sex and all

Since starting seminary I've had the opportunity to read
through the Old Testament with a thoroughness I haven't used since my
evangelical youth group days. While building biblical literacy is something
evangelicals do very well, reading the Old Testament now reminds me how my context
shaped how I read the Bible. And it all had to do with sex.

The Old Testament is a pretty racy text. From rapes and
seductions to concubines and harlots, it's hard to avoid the presence of
physical bodies and sex, often illicit.