As part of my ongoing series of articles covering the subject of morality - or rather immorality - in the Written Torah and Tanakh (otherwise known as the 'Jewish Bible') it is important to cover to the subject of rape. This is so given that although rape is a common enough occurrence: it is relatively rare for theological sanction to be given to it in religious literature outside of the long-standing debate as to whether a husband can rape his wife and vice versa.
Rape in the (Written) Torah
Rape in the (Written) Torah
Rape in the (Written) Torah
As part of my ongoing series of articles covering the subject of morality - or rather immorality - in the Written Torah and Tanakh (otherwise known as the 'Jewish Bible') it is important to cover to the subject of rape. This is so given that although rape is a common enough occurrence: it is relatively rare for theological sanction to be given to it in religious literature outside of the long-standing debate as to whether a husband can rape his wife and vice versa.