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The very suggestion that there may be homoeroticism in Hebrew narrative may seem odd given the supposition that the religion and culture of ancient Israel resolutely opposed same sex erotic relationships. The apparent prohibition of homosexuality in Leviticus and the story of Sodom from Genesis have been made to speak for the whole Hebrew Bible. The oddity of this situation has not been lost on some interpreters who have recognized that the story of Sodom tells us no more about attitudes toward what we call homosexuality than the story of the rape of Dina tells us about attitudes toward hetero

Homosexuality in the Bible. --- Bible. --- Gay interpretations.

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Homosexuality in the Bible --- Homosexuality --- Religious aspects --- Bible. --- Gay interpretations.

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Surveys attitudes in the ancient world toward homoeroticism, that is, erotic same-sex relations, focusing on the Bible and its cultural environment -- Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Israel. Homoeroticism is examined as a part of gender identity, i.e., the interplay of sexual orientation, gender identification, gender roles, and sexual practice. In the patriarchal cultures of the biblical world, Nissinen shows, homoerotic practices were regarded as a role construction between the active and passive partners rather than as expressions of an orientation moderns call "homosexuality." Nissinen shows how this applies to the limited acceptance of homoerotic relationships in Greek and Roman culture, as well as to Israel's and the early church's condemnation of any same-sex erotic activity. (Augsburg Fortress)

Bible and homosexuality --- Homosexuality in the Bible --- Homosexuality --- History

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Homosexuality in the Bible --- Homosexuality --- Religious aspects --- Christianity --- History of doctrines

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Christianity and politics --- Church work with gays --- Homosexuality in the Bible --- Homosexuality --- Religious aspects --- Christianity