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1 | Deut 22:29, Rapist to marry victim? | Deut 22:28 | tomay777 | 231794 | ||
Yes there are a few verses that cause ire today and cause us to question the word. I have been taught when these conflicts arises to write it in a private journal with references and take it to prayer asking for the Holy Spirit to provide an answer. When the answer comes (and it will in the strangest way!)write it next to your question. In future times you can look back and see how the Holy Spirit has touched you. That said let me give you the reading from the LXX starting at verse 28: And if any one should find a young virgin who has not been betrothed, and should force her and lie with her, and be found, 29 the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the damsel fifty silver didrachms, and she shall be his wife, because he has humbled her; he shall never be able to put her away. This reads a little different and is from the Septuagint version from 270BC. Let me give this from a different perspective, I am presently in Arabia and here women are the property of men. The men conduct a business meeting for the transfer of the property and money exchanged for the bride to be. This can be carried out years in advance. This is how life was back then and this is written to them on how to resolve these issues. The point is that this instance is repulsive to us because we have matured beyond camel swapping and Jesus taught us that women are highly valued human beings (the woman at the well and the prostitute to be stoned.--where are men to be forgiven/condemned at this time?) but at this time the culture and life would be very alien to us. Remember when you uncover something like this which seems like a contradiction, rejoice for there is a hidden meaning behind it. |
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2 | Deut 22:29, Rapist to marry victim? | Deut 22:28 | MJH | 231796 | ||
NOt sure about a hidden meaning, but I do know that the Torah does not condone selling or trading daughters like cattle. I understand that ancient cultures did do this, and even present day cultures demean and devalue women, but the Torah has a much higher value on a woman than that. I don't think that Jesus "changed" what the Torah taught, in that he removed or altered laws which are stated to be eternal, but that he revealed the genuine true interpretation of the Law, that is to Love your neighbor and serve others. Thank you VERY much for your adding the LXX translation. This reveals that at the least the early BC century understanding was similar to the NIV. But that doesn't mean it is the right understanding. I would also like to know what the Targumes and other Jewish writings would have to say, after all, they share the same text in this case. Where I am at, personally, is that it's logically impossible for God to institute a law that would force a woman to marry anyone (if as in this case she is a victim, not if she willingly consented), let alone her rapist. MJH |
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