Wadon Sing Mendhem Rasa: A Feminist Reinterpretation of Woman Who Commits Adultery

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10.2991/assehr.k.220702.052How to use a DOI?

Keywords

gender-based violence; cyberspace; john; new testament; gender and sexuality studies

Abstract

This article aims to reflect the narrative of John 7:53-8:11 as a theological response to gender-based violence in cyberspace that appears in the Internet of Things (IoT) era. The patriarchal interpretation of John 7:53-8:11 results in the title “The Woman Who Commits Adultery” for this narrative which implicitly reflects the form of judgment from the religious leaders to the woman. This article proposes rereading women in the narrative of John 7:53-8:11 as a ‘wadon sing mendhem rasa’. The silence of victims of cyber gender-based violence, often seen as submission to public judgment, must be seen as unspoken anger because of the weak bargaining position. Through a reinterpretation of the narrative of John 7:53-8:11 using a feminist lens, we reflect on gender-based female victims as victims who are silenced by the patriarchal social system in an oppressive state. This reinterpretation results in a new perspective that favors victims for the church in responding to cyber gender-based violence in the IoT era. Research contribution: this research contributes to theological thinking on the contemporary issue of gender-based violence in cyberspace (GBVC). The proposed theological thinking will provide a foothold for the church in responding to GBVC issues theologically and pastorally. In addition, this study provides academic advocacy for women victims of GBVC to obtain a safe space.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hanry Caesar Chandra
AU  - Sindy Randan
AU  - Grant Nixon
AU  - Davin Giovanni
AU  - Junius Michael Najoan
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/07
TI  - Wadon Sing Mendhem Rasa: A Feminist Reinterpretation of Woman Who Commits Adultery
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Theology, Humanities, and Christian Education (ICONTHCE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 226
EP  - 230
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220702.052
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220702.052
ID  - Chandra2022
ER  -