A Homoerotic Approach to Scripture

This article presents a critique of three hermeneutical strategies commonly used by gay men to deflect anti-homosexual attacks. The first, labelled ‘The Pissing Contest’, involves the massing of evidence to demonstrate a superior interpretative perspective than those who claim the Bible condemns hom...

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Main Author: Koch, Timothy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2001
In: Theology & sexuality
Year: 2001, Volume: 2001, Issue: 14, Pages: 10-22
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