Tinkling, Sackclothing, and Some Cranky Old Kings: We're Finishing Up The Old Testament

We're back after our short summer podcast pause to bring you the very last books of the Old Testament through the lens of our favorite Victorian Feminists. They rip through the last six or so (who's counting?) books of the OT and we're covering it for you in under an hour.  We start with the book of Job and that's great because we're kind of living in the book of job right now. Then we move on to the books written by King David and King Solomon and man are they cranky and lord above they haven't learned a lick about women.  Unfortunately these attitudes were put in written form so the cranky men of today can use them as how-to manuals. We'll hip you to how Proverbs characterizes women as either virtuous, marriage-material treasures with a value "above  the price of rubies" or dangerous temptresses, harlots if you will, and how that pretty much sums up the two female characters in modern fiction and film. All of that and more in this episode!Oh and ----An AI told us we should use this description:Most striking is how biblical women are used primarily as symbols rather than depicted as full individuals. In the prophetic books like Isaiah, women represent either virtue or vice, their "idiosyncrasies constantly used to point a moral or condemn a sin." The hosts draw compelling parallels to modern discourse, where women's experiences are still framed through their relationship to men rather than valued independently.Tune in for eye-opening discussion that connects biblical representation to contemporary challenges, highlighting that when it comes to gender equality, we're still wrestling with frameworks established thousands of years ago.Send us Fan MailCreditsRecorded at Troubadour Studios in Lansing, MIAudio Engineer Corey DeRushiaEdited by Rie Daisies at Nighttime Girlfriend StudioMusic: ‘Shifting pt. 2 (instrumental)’  by Rie DaisiesExecutive Producer Kate ML RogersLeave us a voice mailHave some feedback? Praise? General thoughts? Know how to pronounce something? Are you a religious scholar? We'd love to hear from you. Leave a message right from your phone or computer by clicking here. Recordings may be used in future episodes.  Websitehttps://bitingalltheapples.buzzsprout.comFind us on TikTok and YouTube and BlueSky