Seven Gay Messages: Biblical Passages Used to Condemn Homosexuality
He is the writer, most just recently, of Misunderstood Stories: Theological Discourse on Genesis 1-- 11 (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Supply, 2014) and No Tolerance for Tyrants: The Scriptural Attack on Kings and Kingship (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2011).
There are 7 messages usually pointed out by Christians to condemn homosexuality: Noah and also Ham (Genesis 9:20-- 27), Sodom as well as Gomorrah (Genesis 19:1-- 11), Levitical regulations condemning same-sex partnerships (Leviticus 18:22, 20:13), 2 words in two 2nd Testimony vice lists (1 Corinthians 6:9-- 10; 1 Timothy 1:10), as well as Paul's letter to the Romans (Romans 1:26-- 27). The author thinks that these do not describe homosexual connections in between two free, adult, as well as loving individuals. They explain rape or attempted rape (Genesis 9:20-- 27, 19:1-- 11), cultic prostitution (Leviticus 18:22, 20:13), male prostitution and also pederasty (1 Corinthians 6:9-- 10; 1 Timothy 1:10), and also the Isis cult in Rome (Romans 1:26-- 27). If the biblical writers did assume homosexuality was evil, we do not theologize off of their social assumptions, we theologize off of the messages we have in the canon. The writer attempts to present some new disagreements right into this enduring and passionate discussion.
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