How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-women, Anti-science, Pro-violence, Pro-slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture

by Dan Kimball

We still have a long way to go in ending these kinds of cultural practices. There are still many churches where men and women are not valued equally. But if you happen to be driving around and see that fellow in the pickup truck with “Women be silent” and “Read Your Bible” painted on the back, I’d like you to pull up next to him, roll down your window, and shout, “We do read our Bibles! Those verses do not mean what you think they mean. They are not about women being silent! The Bible is an advocate for women!” Then wave and drive away happy. You have shared the good news about women and reminded him that he needs to consider the context before he writes Bible verses on his truck.