Bloody Mary Bible Brunch

Primary Sources: Jeremiah, scattered, but especially 3:1 and 31:31-37; Ezekiel 16, 23; Hosea Secondary Sources: Battered Love, Renita J. Weems; Carnal Knowledge of God, Rebecca M. M. Voelkel, Chapter 3.   Outline   * Trigger Warning   I. What is the Metaphor?    A. Jeremiah 3:1 -- notion of defilement of a wife, spoiled by another, etc.    B. Chosen to elicit a "gut reaction" more than intellectual reasoning    C. Plays off a system that is in place without explicitly endorsing that system   II. How bad is it?   A. Ezekiel 16 & 23 -- graphic, explicit, weird talk about Egyptian genitalia    B. Hosea -- shockingly detailed & graphic, and bizarre story line   C.  Amazingly bad   III. Is the metaphor wholly detached from the subject?    A. Monogamy -- Monotheism connection    B. Dominance - Submissive understanding of marriage & faith    C. Maleness of religion as a source of organizing power   IV. Colonization & Displacement of Female Power     A. The use of rape and otherness as a tool of colon