Show Notes

For Part 2 of our discussion of same-sex relationships, sexual practice and the Bible, we start with background and origins for the OT Law (we covered its interpretation in Part 1). One scholar has identified an evolution in the laws in Leviticus from a more lenient view to the harsh one found in the final text.
Frances has researched reactions to these laws in Jewish writings and that led to a wider ‘world tour’ or religious treatment of the issues.

Links:
See pp 291 & 292 here for ANE background
https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/325479/EBR_Homosexuality.pdf?sequence=1
And here for the possible evolution in the laws in Leviticus by Idan Dershowitz https://www.academia.edu/37294841/The_Secret_History_of_Leviticus_New_York_Times
Here is Dr Michael Brown’s commentary
https://archive.askdrbrown.org/library/creating-new-version-leviticus-support-gay-sex

Links for mediaeval and modern Jewish thought
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/2013/04/19/to-plant-or-not-to-plant-seed-the-truth-of-homosexuality-in-the-bible/
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/orthodox-judaism-and-lgbtq-issues/

Links used for the ‘world tour’ –
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_and_religion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_themes_in_mythology
On Natural Law ethics the Reasonable Doubts episode was #61:
“The Curious Case of Robert P. George”.

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