The Bible's Famous Marriage Vow Is Quietly Queer

About this episode

The episode explores the queer implications of the biblical story of Ruth and Naomi and its relevance to modern relationships.

You probably know the words "Where you go, I will go." Maybe you've heard them at a wedding. What most people don't realize is that this famous wedding vow was spoken in the Bible between two women, and the book it comes from is queer in ways most readers miss. Joe and Rya walk through the story of Ruth and Naomi and find one of the most quietly affirming stories in scripture for anyone who has ever built family from love rather than blood. The Bible isn't yelling. But sometimes the most impo...

People in this episode

Host: Joe

Guest: Rya

Topics covered

• marriage
• queer representation
• family
• scripture
• love

Keywords

• marriage vow
• queer
• Bible
• Ruth
• Naomi
• family
• love
• scripture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bible, Ruth and Naomi

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