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Deuteronomy 22.5
‘The woman shall not wear that which pertains unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment for all who do so are an abomination unto the Lord your God.’

What do people think about this and what it means?

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CopperCicada · M

Well. My fundamentalist friends would say it means women can't wear pants, work boots, or athletic shoes.

Given that Deuteronomy amounts to three sermons given by Moses before the People entered Canaan, I suspect it's like all aspects of Jewish law-- aimed at subscribing a large circle around believers to differentiate them from others.

I think the point is that pagans dressed in various costumes in devotion to their male and female gods. Just like pagans mixed milk and meat, ate blood, and so on-- all stuff banned in Deuteronomy.