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13 uIf a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them hold committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Leviticus — New International Version () (NIV)

13 “ ‘If a man has sexual relations with a gentleman as one does with a woman, both of them hold done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

Leviticus — English Standard Version (ESV)

13 If a man lies with a male as with a lady, both of them have involved an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

Leviticus — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 “If a man practice

Leviticus

“You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.”[1] It is not a surprise that this verse seems to say that gay male sex is forbidden in the eyes of God. The dominant view of western Christianity forbids same-sex relations. This verse is one of the clobber passages that people cite from the Bible to condemn homosexuality. This essay first looks at the various ways the verse is translated into the English Bible and then explores some of the strategies used to create an affirming interpretation of what this passage means for the LGBTQ community. More specifically, it presents the interpretation of K. Renato Lings in which Lev. refers to male-on-male incest.

While Lev. is used to condemn homosexuality, we must realize that the term “homosexuality” was only recently coined in the English language. So did this term exist in ancient Israel? Charles D. Myers, Jr. confirms that none of the prophets in the Hebrew Bible mention homosexuality.[2] He also contends that in ancient Israel same-sex relations were viewed as an ancient Near East noun. The anc

Why Care What Leviticus Says About Homosexuality?

Joe Heschmeyer:

Welcome back to Shameless Popery, I&#;m Joe Heschmeyer. I want to talk today about the old law and what its role is for Christians. Is the Old Testament law still binding, the Law of Moses? So, historically people speak there&#;s laws in the Law of Moses. That number is Maimonides, it&#;s kind of controversial whether that number is even accurate or not. But needless to say, there are arguably hundreds, although the exact number may be debated. But hundreds of different rules and regulations, things that you should verb or in many cases not do in the Law of Moses. And the question becomes, for Christians, are we still bound by that? Are we bound by any of that? What&#;s its role? And now, that conversation historically has enter up in a lot of different contexts. One of the first places it came up was, should we still circumcise converts to the faith?

Because that was a big deal. Another is, well, should we worship on Saturday or Sunday? But these days, if I had to guess the number one place this debate seems to come

The Bible on Homosexual Behavior

One way to argue against these passages is to make what I call the “shellfish objection.” Keith Sharpe puts it this way: “Until Christian fundamentalists boycott shellfish restaurants, stop wearing poly-cotton T-shirts, and stone to death their wayward offspring, there is no obligation to listen to their diatribes about homosexuality being a sin” (The Gay Gospels, 21).

In other words, if we can disregard rules like the ban on eating shellfish in Leviticus , then we should be allowed to disobey other prohibitions from the Old Testament. But this argument confuses the Mature Testament’s temporary ceremonial laws with its permanent moral laws.

Here’s an analogy to help understand this distinction.

I remember two rules my mom gave me when I was young: hold her hand when I cross the street and don’t drink what’s under the sink. Today, I include to follow only the latter rule, since the former is no longer needed to safeguard me. In fact, it would now do me more verb than good.

Old Testament ritual/ceremonial laws were like mom’s handholding govern. The rea