Deuteronomy 22:5. Aaah yes, a verse dear to me.
When I first came upon it, I was, like a lot of 'sisters', shocked and crestfallen. However, after more study and discussion with theologians, I found this:
At the time this was written, one of the prevalent religions of the Phoenecians (Caananites) was the worship of Baal. One (or several) of the ceremonies involved crossdressing by the priests. If you look in the margin notes of, say, a Jerusalem bible, which has annotations made by scholors much more learned than any of us, you'll find that this was primarily why garment exchange was proscribed (not prescribed!) by the authors. This is one of the many reasons why I'm so dead set against people reading the KJV of the bible as a source. The language is obscure and confusing for those of us living in the 21st century. Do yourself a favor and get a more modern version of the Bible to study that can aide rather than confuse you.
Renee
