What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality

One of the most honest examinations of the Bible and homosexuality I've read yet.

The book doesn't try to define exactly what the Bible does say on homosexuality, but rather what it doesn't. Sometimes Helminiak will come right out with his criticism of bad exegesis, i.e., in helping put to rest that useless myth about Sodom being destroyed for it's homosexual populace. It wasn't; only the more virulent anti-gay lynch mobs out there still insist it was. Other times, the author recognizes uncertainty, as in the translation of two Greek words found in, and oddly only ever in, the N.T.

Surely, a lot of people might mistake this as being in favor of a gay-positive Christianity. I don't think the book tries to go quite that far. What I took from it, is that the question of homosexuality in scripture is hardly worth mentioning, and that conservative movements to define it as a key moral issue are hopeless (Biblically speaking.) ( )

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Great for anyone who doesn't want to read through John Boswell's scholarly efforts. You can be gay and Christian, if that's an issue for you.

"Top scholars--such as Yale history professor John Boswell and New Testament professors L. William Countryman of Berkeley and Robin Scroggs of Union Theological Seminary--show that those who perceive Bible passages as condemning homosexuality are being misled by faulty translation and poor interpretation. Daniel A. Helminiak, Ph.D., respected theologian and Roman Catholic priest, explains in a clear fashion the fascinating new insights of these scholars. The Bible has been used to justify slavery, inquisitions, apartheid and the subjugation of women. Now read what the Bible really says about homosexuality!" -- Back cover.