Deuteronomy 22:13–21 is one of the Bible’s most disturbing passages about virginity, honor, and punishment—where a woman’s sexual history becomes a public trial, and her body is treated as evidence. For Advent After Dark: Unwrapping Sacred Smut, this text offers a raw lens into purity culture, patriarchy, and the weaponization of sexuality.
Discussion Questions:
1. What were you taught about sex and virginity growing up? Was the Bible used as justification? Was it different if you were male or female?
2. Do you think the church has done damage through what it has said (or not said) about sex?
3. What are important ethics to you around sex? Are they based in the Biblical narrative?
4. What should we be teaching about sex in the church?
5. How do you think Mary’s story is related to virginity and the value of women ascribed by these sexual purity laws?
6. What is a healthy sexuality to you? In light of Jesus Christ?
7. What does this tell us about God?
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