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Homosexuality Texts & Hermeneutics

Hermeneutics I. Traditional View of Sexuality A. Scripture B. Reason/Science C. Experience II. Revisionist View of Sexuality A. Experience B. Reason/Science C. Scripture

Texts I. Genesis 19 - Sodom A. Revisionist View 1. Sin of gang rape 2. Sin of inhospitality a. Ezek 16:49 “arrogant, overfed and unconcerned”; Matt 10:14-15 b. Lot went against ANE social norms c. “To know” means “to get acquainted” not “to have sex” Gen 19:5 3. Sin of sex with angels (Jude 7)

Texts I. Genesis 19 - Sodom B. Traditional View 1. Gang rape and homosexuality 2. Inhospitality and homosexuality a. Ezek 16:50 “They were haughty and did abominations before me.” from Lev 18:22; 20:13 b. Lot should’ve been punished c. Yada‘ is translated “to know sexually” i. Context - Lot’s daughters (Gen 19:8, 14) ii. Judges 19 - yada‘ means sex 3. Not known to be angels

Texts II. Leviticus 18:22; 20:13 A. Revisionist View 1. Only refers to temple prostitutes a. Gay sex is OK. Gay sex in temple is not. 2. Abomination = impurity (eagles, lobsters) 3. Holiness Code doesn’t apply to us a. Sex with menstruating woman (18:18; 20:18), mate diff animals (19:19), mixing seed/fabric (19:19), cutting side burns (19:27), tattoos (19:28)

Texts II. Leviticus 18:22; 20:13 B. Traditional View 1. Cult prostitute = a. Inconsistent with context of Lev To‘evah refers to immorality (Pro 6:16-19; 28:9) a. Different word used (sheqetz) eagle, lobster 3. Bad Analogies - severity of penalty

Texts III. David and Jonathan A. Revisionist View 1. David and Jonathan were lovers a. “love...more wonderful than that of women” 2 Sam 1:26 b. “Jonathan became one in spirit with David” 1 Sam 18:1 c. “Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David” 1 Sam 18:4 d. “They kissed each other and wept together” 1 Sam 20:41

Texts III. David and Jonathan B. Traditional View 1. The love of two men doesn’t have to be sexual a. God’s love is more wonderful than that of women - does this mean it’s sexual? b. One in spirit/soul, not flesh (1 Sam 18:1) c. Never mentioned they had sex 2. David’s issue was women not men David and Jonathan had wives

Texts IV. Slavery A. Revisionist View 1. Bible condones slavery and is wrong. Bible’s wrong on homosexuality as well. B. Traditional View 1. Never condoned. Not a moral issue. 2. Ancient slavery ≠ modern slavery 3. Bible is critical of slave trade a. Exo 21:16

Texts V. Jesus’ Testimony A. Revisionist View 1. Jesus was silent about homosexuality B. Traditional View 1. Silent about bestiality, incest, etc. 2. Early Judaism never questioned the immorality of homosexuality a. So silence speaks against revisionist view 3. Reaffirm biblical sexuality Mark 10: High view of sexual purity, lust=adultery

Texts VI. Jesus on Eunuchs (Matt. 19:12) A. Revisionist View 1. Eunuchs born that way. Eunuchs = gay. People are born gay. B. Traditional View 1. ≠ gay man 2. This passage is about celibacy 3. Jesus affirms man/woman marriage in previous passage

Texts VII. Romans 1:26-27 A. Revisionist View para fusin 1. “Unnatural” means acting contrary to one’s sexual orientation B. Traditional View 1. Straight men wouldn’t be “inflamed with lust for one another” (Rom 1:27) 2. Plato, Philo and Josephus used para fusin to refer to homosexuality

Texts VIII. 1 Cor 6:9-10, 1 Tim 1:9-10 A. Revisionist View B. Traditional View 1. Arsenokoitai is from Lev 18:22 (LXX) a. Male (arsen) + bed (koite) 2. There is a word for pederasty, paiderastēs

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