Homosexuality abomination bible Lost in Translation: Alternative Meaning in Leviticus Most traditional English translations interpret Leviticus as a divine condemnation of erotic, same-sex relationships. However, careful philological, literary analysis of the original Hebrew shows another interpretation: a divine condemnation of same-sex rape.
What scripture talks about homosexuality in the bible This article is part of the Tough Passages series. Listen to the PassageRead the Passage24Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever.
The bible view on homosexuality The Bible on Homosexual BehaviorOne way to argue against these passages is to make what I call the shellfish objection. Keith Sharpe puts it this way: Until Christian fundamentalists boycott shellfish restaurants, stop wearing poly-cotton T-shirts, and stone to death their wayward offspring, there is no obligation to listen to their diatribes about homosexuality being a sin (The Gay Gospels, 21).
Homosexuality in bible romans The Bible on Homosexual BehaviorOne way to argue against these passages is to make what I call the shellfish objection. Keith Sharpe puts it this way: Until Christian fundamentalists boycott shellfish restaurants, stop wearing poly-cotton T-shirts, and stone to death their wayward offspring, there is no obligation to listen to their diatribes about homosexuality being a sin (The Gay Gospels, 21).
Are there homosexuals in the bible Has 'Homosexual' Always Been in the Bible?Reprinted with permission from The Forge Online13; 13; The word arsenokoitai shows up in two different verses in the bible, but it was not translated to mean homosexual until 13; 13; We got to sit down with Ed Oxford at his home in Long Beach, California and talk about this question. 13; 13; You have been part of a research team that is seeking to understand how the decision was made to put the word homosexual in the bible.