I've just had the startling realization that The Bible just barely passes the Bechdel Test. I don't know why I'm surprised. I know that the Bible is steeped in patriarchal themes and language, but the Bechdel test just highlights it once again. For those unfamiliar, the Bechdel (or Bechdel-Wallace) test, is a media test mostly used for films. To pass the Bechdel test the film must have: at least two women characters who talk ...

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