Biblical Ethics & Homosexuality

by Brawley, Robert L.

• ISBN13: 9780664256388
• ISBN10: 0664256384
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-03-01
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

What are the most important texts for modern Christians to read in order to arrive at responsible decisions regarding the ethics of human sexual behavior? How should those texts be translated for today's reader? How should the Bible be used in this enterprise? Contributors to this book, all notable biblical scholars, confront these questions as they deal with issues surrounding the ethics of sexual behavior, in general, and the divisive issue of gay/lesbian ordination, in particular. They provide an amazing amount of information about biblical ideas of sexuality as they put forth a deeper understanding of the Bible, its intentions, and its variety.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Part 1 Methods: How We Use the Bible in Christian Ethics	1	(50)
Creation and Human Sexuality in the New Testament	3	(14)
Ulrich W. Mauser
Textual Orientation	17	(18)
Choon-Leong Seow
The Power of God at Work in the Children of God	35	(16)
Robert L. Brawley
Part 2 The Bible and Human Sexuality	51	(102)
Marriage in the Old Testament	53	(16)
J. Andrew Dearman
Exploring the Implications of Paul's Use of Sarx (Flesh)	69	(18)
Elizabeth Gordon Edwards
The Holiness Code and Human Sexuality	87	(16)
Sarah J. Melcher
Same-Sex Sexual Relations in Antiquity and Sexuality and Sexual Identity in Contemporary American Society	103	(14)
Herman C. Waetjen
Arsenokoites and Malakos: Meanings and Consequences	117	(20)
Dale B. Martin
Gentile Wheat and Homosexual Christians: New Testament Directions for the Heterosexual Church	137	(16)
Jeffrey S. Siker
Epilogue: Ending without Closure	153	(3)
Contributors	156	(1)
Scripture Index	157