#431: The Virgins of Psalm 68

An exploratory reading

When this newsletter was still in its infancy, I argued that Psalm 17 holds out a form of celibacy (or at least childlessness) as an option. While this might seem like a mundane observation, it cuts against one prominent way of reading the Old Testament’s view of marriage and sexuality among Protestants. On this popular story, the imperative to procreat…