Homosexuality: Contemporary Claims Examined in Light of the Bible and Other Ancient Literature and Law (Biblia.com)

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Did past societies condone homosexuality? This thorough study answers those who revise the message of Scripture, by using the Bible, Jewish literature, and information from ancient cultures. It provides the knowledge necessary to respond with confidence, compassion, and honesty to demands that Christians accept active homosexuality.

These conclusions are startling, to say the least, and both sides would agree that they run counter to traditional Christian interpretation. How do Boswell and others come to them? Unfortunately, they take a path of exegesis or interpretation that is seriously flawed. Such interpreters begin with a goal; they seek to show that the Bible has had little influence on Western attitudes toward homosexuality. For example, Boswell: 1. casts doubt on the meaning and extent of the canon; 2. argues that the

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