RT Article
T1 Does the Hebrew Bible have anything to say about homosexuality?
JF Old Testament essays
VO 14
IS 1
SP 119
OP 152
A1 Stiebert, Johanna
A1 Walsh, J. T.
A2 Walsh, J. T.
LA English
YR 2001
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1930444516
AB The article begins with a reference to Section 9 of the Bill of Rights, which forms an important pan of South Africa's Constitution. This section condemns discrimination on the grounds of gender and sexual orientation. From here the discussion moves on to state that homosexuality is a sexual orientation. It is a sexual orientation, moreover, which is frequently condemned on the grounds of a small number of passages in the Hebrew Bible. This article argues that the Hebrew Bible does not make reference to and hence, does not condemn homosexuality. While some sort of sexual act between two men is prohibited, homosexuality as a sexual orientation receives no mention. The article contains a discussion on the social construction of masculinity and (to a lesser extent) femininity, with reference to the two narrative accounts in Genesis 19 and Judges 19. This is followed by a detailed analysis of the laws of Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13.
K1 Christianity
K1 Genesis 19
K1 Homosexuality
K1 Judges 19
K1 Leviticus 18:22
K1 Leviticus 20:13