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Today victims of rape are too frequently made to feel they are on trial. The Mosaic code highlighted the victim's rights, both to monetary compensation and to recovery of dignity. This quest for dignity was a driving force behind acts of retaliatory violence recorded in the narrative texts. These texts, however, suggest the ease with which the victim is forgotten in the spiral of vengeful violence. See Sex, Biblical Teaching On .
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These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Rape'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​r/rape.html. 1991.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Rape'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​r/rape.html. 1991.