Author: Barbara Roberts

Author of "Not Under Bondage: Biblical Divorce for Abuse, Adultery and Desertion". cryingoutforjustice.blog. mysteryofiniquity.blog. Survivor of abuse. Advocate for victims of abuse.

When Jesus spoke about divorce and remarriage, he was pushing back against male-privileged interpretations of Deuteronomy 24

Barbara Roberts1 Comment

In Matthew 19, when Jesus was speaking about divorce and remarriage, he was addressing only the ways that the Jewish religious leaders in his day were misinterpreting Deuteronomy 24:1. He was only pushing back against male-privileged rabbinic interpretations of Deuteronomy 24:1. The Jews who heard Jesus talking to the Pharisees would have known that Jesus… Continue reading When Jesus spoke about divorce and remarriage, he was pushing back against male-privileged interpretations of Deuteronomy 24

Edith and Francis Shaeffer, as described by their son Frank Schaeffer.

Barbara Roberts10 Comments

Francis and Edith Schaeffer were celebrity evangelicals, active in the '60s, '70s and '80s. Rachell Darnell is doing a series, Profiling Key Figures in the Biblical Womanhood Movement. Here is a clip from the start of Rachell's episode Who Was Edith Shaeffer? Go here to watch the entire video or read the transcript. Like so… Continue reading Edith and Francis Shaeffer, as described by their son Frank Schaeffer.