RE: Religion in an expanding society
May 16, 2011 at 5:02 pm
(May 16, 2011 at 4:16 pm)corndog36 Wrote: I believe that all of the prohibitions of homosexuality in the bible are quotes of Jewish law.
As I mentioned in my previous post, there is no such concept as "sexuality" in the Bible, be it heterosexuality or homosexuality (as in, sexual "orientation"). There are (and I suspect this is what you are actually referring to) of course, teachings about sexual practice and desire with respect to people of the same gender, but these can be found in both the Old and the New Testament. It is debated as to what exactly the various prohibitions refer to - some argue same-sex intercourse full stop, others same-sex prostitution and cult worship, and so on.
Quote:Since Jesus opposed other aspects of Jewish law I don't think it will be a terribly tricky revision when the time comes.
Don't confuse "fulfilling" the Law (which is what Jesus says he is doing in Matt 5) and "opposing".
