It seems quite clear that the Hebrews and Yahweh (or Elohim, actually) both believed there were multiple gods. Monotheism wasn’t their thing – at least not when Exodus…
He’s speaking of punishment he’s going to inflict on Israel, his beloved tribe, because they didn’t listen to him or Jeremiah. Maybe he could have just appeared before…
You have to wonder what the poor slave girl did to deserve this kind of treatment from Yahweh. Not to mention the cattle.
So sayeth Saint Paul. When he wrote this, in the late 40s or 50s CE, women in the Roman Empire were still respected in religious rites, such as…