The Bible and Homosexual Practice (Gagnon 2001)

Oh this will be fun. First of all, I want to clarify my own position, which is that the apparent prohibitions of sex between males does not apply to Christians today. I don't think I really go into it beyond that, because I was trying to keep my

This section was at once interesting and exasperating. Exasperating in that I honestly don't have the time to put up with this level of ignorance (details below). The only reason I can carry on right now is that the next section is on the Law, which is important

Interesting. I'd forgotten about this story. Basically, it seems just the same as Sodom, only the (nameless) concubine actually gets thrown out the door and is barely alive in the morning, then thrown on a horse and chopped up in pieces once they got home. ✒️Note: This is

Traditionally, Gen 19:4-11 has been regarded as the classic Bible story about homosexuality. However, to the extent that the story does not deal directly with consensual homosexual relationships, it is not an "ideal" text to guide contemporary Christian sexual ethics. Exactly. ✒️Note: This is a series of

Interesting section! I'd never heard the idea that Ham seeing "the nakedness of his father" (Noah, after he had gotten drunk) may have been an incestuous rape. But Gagnon makes an interesting case for it here. ✒️Note: This is a series of posts with my unvarnished

The creation stories of Genesis 1-3 do not speak directly to the issue of homosexual practice. Thank you. Can we move on? ✒️Note: This is a series of posts with my unvarnished thoughts as I read through The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics by Robert A. J. Gagnon,