Response : does the Hebrew Bible have anything to say about homosexuality?
The answer given by Stiebert and Walsh (2001:119-152) to the question: does the Hebrew Bible have anything to say about homosexuality, is nothing. This answer is based, primarily, on two fundamental distinctions, namely, sexual and gender and role and gender, the reading of Genesis 19 and Judges 19...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2002
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2002, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 350-367 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | The answer given by Stiebert and Walsh (2001:119-152) to the question: does the Hebrew Bible have anything to say about homosexuality, is nothing. This answer is based, primarily, on two fundamental distinctions, namely, sexual and gender and role and gender, the reading of Genesis 19 and Judges 19 in terms of the honour-shame model, and the exegesis of Levitcus 18:22, 20:13 in terms of Numbers 31:17, 18, 35 and Judges 21:11-12. This response is an evaluation of the use of the honour-shame model in the reading of the Genesis and Judges texts as well as the exegesis of the Leviticus texts. The aim is to see whether the honour-shame model as it is used in the investigation fits the details of Genesis 19 and Judges 19 and to assess the legitimacy of the exegesis of Levitcus 18:22 and Levitcus 20:13 via Numbers 31:17, 18, 35 and Judges 21:11-12. The conclusion is that the personal perspective on honour and shame used to explicate the texts is inadequate and that the texts do not support the conclusion that the Hebrew Bible has nothing to say about the issue of homosexuality. Further, that the interpretation of the Leviticus texts via Numbers and Judges is questionable. I propose an alternative perspective of honour and shame as a basis for reading the narrative texts and an alternative exegesis of the Leviticus texts, which affirms the negative attitude of the texts towards condemnation of both homosexual acts and persons. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85484 |