Where do you confess your sexual sins?
David confessed his in the best-selling book of all time.
I probably wouldn’t want to do that. (In case you weren’t sure, I was talking about the Bible, not God Behaving Badly.)
We discussed this topic in a recent class after studying Psalm 51, David’s confession after committing adultery. Read about it here in this recent post for Biblical Seminary’s Faculty blog: Confessing Sexual Sin (Psalm 51).
Image of Nathan confronting David (Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld) from www.boomerinthepew.com.
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Have you read “Misreading Scripture Through Western Eyes?” It is fantastic. The authors deal with the David & Bathsheba story through the lens of honor and shame. It blew my mind!
Ben, I haven’t read Misreading Scripture” yet, but it’s now on my Wish List. Hope to read it soon. Thanks for the Rec.