The Bible passage in question comes from Judges 19, which tells the story of a concubine who was gang-raped to death before her body was divided into 12 pieces. In the ordination exam, candidates ...

The Levite carries his dead concubine away, by Gustave Doré, circa 1890. Image courtesy of Wikipedia/Creative Commons The winter exegesis exam was administered from Jan. 28 to Feb. 2.

The story in the Book of Judges 19, 20 and 21 of a civil war in Israel over sexual misconduct is one of the Bible’s most disturbing. The Revs.

Something similar happens in Judges chapter 19. An unnamed victim is identified by her connection to a Levite. This man, commanded to follow God’s Law, should have been her safeguard.