Leviticus gay people
Leviticus 18:22
“You shall not be situated with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.”[1] It is not a surprise that this verse seems to say that homosexual male sex is forbidden in the eyes of God. The dominant view of western Christianity forbids same-sex relations. This verse is one of the clobber passages that people cite from the Bible to condemn homosexuality. This essay first looks at the various ways the verse is translated into the English Bible and then explores some of the strategies used to create an affirming translation of what this channel means for the LGBTQ community. More specifically, it presents the interpretation of K. Renato Lings in which Lev. 18:22 refers to male-on-male incest.
While Lev. 18:22 is used to condemn homosexuality, we must realize that the legal title “homosexuality” was only recently coined in the English language. So did this term exist in ancient Israel? Charles D. Myers, Jr. confirms that none of the prophets in the Hebrew Bible state homosexuality.[2] He also contends that in ancient Israel same-sex relations were viewed as an ancient Adjacent East problem. The ancient Near East tradition included pederasty and relations between an older man and
Why Care What Leviticus Says About Homosexuality?
Joe Heschmeyer:
Welcome support to Shameless Popery, I’m Joe Heschmeyer. I desire to talk today about the old law and what its role is for Christians. Is the Old Testament law still binding, the Law of Moses? So, historically people say there’s 613 laws in the Law of Moses. That number is Maimonides, it’s kind of controversial whether that number is even accurate or not. But needless to say, there are arguably hundreds, although the strict number may be debated. But hundreds of other rules and regulations, things that you should perform or in many cases not do in the Law of Moses. And the question becomes, for Christians, are we still bound by that? Are we bound by any of that? What’s its role? And now, that conversation historically has appear up in a lot of different contexts. One of the first places it came up was, should we still circumcise converts to the faith?
Because that was a huge deal. Another is, successfully, should we worship on Saturday or Sunday? But these days, if I had to guess the number one place this debate seems to reach up, it’s should we listen to what the book of Leviticus has to say about h
Has 'Homosexual' Always Been in the Bible?
Reprinted with permission from The Forge Online
The word “arsenokoitai” shows up in two different verses in the bible, but it was not translated to represent “homosexual” until 1946.
We got to sit down with Ed Oxford at his abode in Long Beach, California and talk about this question.
You have been part of a research team that is seeking to know how the decision was made to put the word homosexual in the bible. Is that true?
Ed: Yes. It first showed up in the RSV translation. So before figuring out why they decided to employ that word in the RSV translation (which is outlined in my upcoming book with Kathy Baldock, Forging a Sacred Weapon: How the Bible Became Anti-Gay) I wanted to see how other cultures and translations treated the same verses when they were translated during the Reformation 500 years ago. So I started collecting old Bibles in French, German, Irish, Gaelic, Czechoslovakian, Polish… you name it. Now I’ve got most European major languages that I’ve collected over time. Anyway, I had a German friend come back to town and I asked if he could aid me with some pa
God loves LGBTQ people
Nothing can separate us from the love of God. (Rom 8:38) This message is for all people, including LGBTQ individuals.
God did not make a mistake in creating LGBTQ people.“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I understand that full well.” (Psalm 139:13-14) Sexual identity and gender identity are components of a person’s traits, and as such are part of who God made each of us to be.
Every person is precious to God. “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” (Isaiah 43:1)
The over-arching themes of the Christian Bible are that God loves everyone and has reconciled everyone through Jesus Christ; this includes LGBTQ individuals. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but hold eternal life.” (John 3:16) “The world” means everyone, including LGBTQ people.
All people are justified through Christ, including LGBTQ people.
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