Deuteronomy 23:1 (Interpretation Series)

This week's installment of our Interpretation Series covers Deuteronomy 23:1. This is a thread dedicated to exploring the variety of different interpretations people can come out with when it comes to verses that are weaponized against trans people. Everyone is invited to respond: Christians, non-Christians, lay people, clergy, scholars, cis people, and (especially) trans people. Address any part or aspect of the verse that you want!

Deuteronomy 23:1

No one whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off shall be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.

Questions to consider:

• Is this applicable to trans women and DMAB non-binary people?
• In context, would it be more appropriate to connect this verse to eunuchs?
• Can/should eunuchs be compared to trans women?
• In Christian theology, what significance might "the assembly of the Lord" have? Or is this evidence of a culture foreign to modern Christianity?