Researchers reported the discovery of a gospel fragment in a remote Southern California seminary that promises to “revolutionize our understanding of the historical Jesus,” according to an article in the latest issue of the Journal of Emergent Literature.… Read More
I have puzzled over conflict in the Body of Christ since I was in high school. Love is supposed to guide and rule us, yet when I encounter hostile rhetoric I am sometimes tempted to jump… Read More
Paul’s Cancellation of the Law is important for at least two reasons. First, if we are no longer accountable to the Law, it will affect how we use it, and whether or not we… Read More
Thanks to AB’s comment, I found something surprising about the relationship between Luke’s “two men in one bed” and the phrase in Leviticus about a man laying “with a man as with a woman.” In Leviticus 18 and 20,… Read More
As you know, most people believe that Jesus never mentioned homosexuality. Whether they believe that homosexuality is a sin worthy of hell or they believe that homosexuality is not a sin, they agree… Read More
Early on in their history the Jews were commanded, in the book of Leviticus, to love their neighbors. What is especially significant is that the neighbors they were commanded to love were the immigrants that lived in… Read More
The Bible is multivocal, a library of books by different authors, each of whom was inspired by the Spirit of God. An important example of multivocality of the Greek scriptures is the topic of teachers. How we understand… Read More
In response to a commenter I did some more investigating into the Q source as it relates to Jesus’ acceptance of gay and lesbian believers in Luke 17. I discovered something very interesting.… Read More
There is some debate over how to translate Luke 17:37b. The question regards how to translate two words, σωμα and αετοι. σωμα is the usual word for body, and αετοι is the usual word for… Read More
As you may know, I’ve been laying out the case for gays and lesbians in Luke 17:34-35. I’ve read a number of reactions to the fact that the verses can easily be understood to refer to… Read More
