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Biblical "Fan" Fiction

Started by Constance, October 27, 2014, 10:02:06 PM

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October 27, 2014, 10:02:06 PM Last Edit: October 29, 2014, 12:59:06 PM by Constance
I'm studying the TaNaKh/Jewish Bible/Old Testament this semester at seminary, and I was struck by the casual way in which Rahab is referred to as a harlot in the book of Judges. It was so reminiscent of the ways even today when powerful women are demeaned (as if being a sex worker was demeaning). The professor had indicated she was just as likely to have been an innkeeper as a prostitute. So, I wrote this story to  offer a somewhat different possible background for this Biblical woman.

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