Sin as sex or sex as sin?
Rom 1 : 18-32 is often cited and employed as the definite "anti-homosexual" proof text of the New Testament, but this contribution explains Rom 1:18-32 as a first century theological argument which considers human transgression or sin in sexual terms. It is a text that forces the theologic...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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Neotestamentica
Year: 2008, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-92 |
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Summary: | Rom 1 : 18-32 is often cited and employed as the definite "anti-homosexual" proof text of the New Testament, but this contribution explains Rom 1:18-32 as a first century theological argument which considers human transgression or sin in sexual terms. It is a text that forces the theological connection between sex and sin, and which does indeed - albeit indirectly - have interesting implications for the current debate among Christians on homosexuality. |
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ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/EJC83302 |