Gay verse in leviticus
Has 'Homosexual' Always Been in the Bible?
Reprinted with permission from The Forge Online
The synonyms “arsenokoitai” shows up in two distinct verses in the bible, but it was not translated to mean “homosexual” until 1946.
We got to sit down with Ed Oxford at his place in Long Beach, California and discuss about this doubt.
You have been part of a investigate team that is seeking to grasp how the judgment was made to put the pos 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 apply 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 call it. Now I’ve got most European major languages that I’ve collected over time. Anyway, I had a German partner come back to town and I asked if he could help me with some pa
Leviticus 20:13
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13 fIf a man lies with a male as with a lady, both of them have pledged an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
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Leviticus 20:13 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)
13 “ ‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a gal, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.
Leviticus 20:13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
13 If a man also rest with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be place to death; their blood shall be upon them.
Leviticus 20:13 — New Living Translation (NLT)
13 “If a man practices homosexual
Lost in Translation: Alternative Meaning in Leviticus 18:22
Most traditional English translations interpret Leviticus 18:22 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. The original Hebrew is more ambiguous than the traditional English translation. Instead of practicing the principle of lectio difficilior probabilitor, “the more difficult reading and more likely reading,” modern translators dispel ambiguity by making the translation as simple as possible.[1] However, the translators’ attempts to clarify the Hebrew text presents a reading that is not only harmful, but incongruent to the context of Leviticus. This essay focuses on three main points in K. Renato Ling’s literary analysis of Lev. 18:22 that provides a holistic interpretation. First, the addition of propositions within Lev. 18:22 by English translators alters the verse’s meaning. Second, the reoccurrence of the rare Hebrew synonyms miškevēwithin Gen. 49:4 presents a philological nuance that is crucial to discerning the word’s incestuous connotation in Lev. 18:22.
Leviticus 18:22 – Homosexuality in the 21st Century
Leviticus 18:22: Homosexuality in the 21st Century
by Benjamin Copple
Leviticus 18:22 reads like this: “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination” (KJV). No twelve words have ever been as misunderstood or misused as these. Traditionally used as the foundation for the biblical stance against homosexuality, this verse has been used to justify violent hatred towards homosexuals, but also to justify hatred towards those who take a endure against homosexuality. Today this verse is cited with increasing frequency as a hurricane of political and social action supporting homosexual marriage buffets our planet. As the LGBTQ people and its supporters shove against some of our country’s most sacred institutions, Christians are being forced to go back and strictly define their stance on those institutions, in order to weather the offensive that is entity brought against them.
This disgusting is especially strong for those who are walking the college campuses across the nation. Special interest groups know that colleges wield tremendous influence on the next generation of Americans, so th