In section three of “The Sins of Scripture”, Spong emphasizes the idea that women are not made in the image of god. With this idea in mind Spong demonstrates some of the few terrible texts and opinions used to emphasize the idea that a women cannot depend on herself. For example on Page 72 Spong focuses on the opinions of the Hindu law and how women are not allowed to depend on themselves. This law says, “In childhood a female is subject to her father. In youth a female is subject to her husband,” (Spong 72). This law states that a women should never depend on herself because she will always need a father or a husband to support her so that she can depend on. On Page 75 Spong adds the negative opinion of Paul’s words when he quoted in the
