Who said leviticus 18 22

Therefore, it warrants careful scrutiny. A large portion of Leviticus 18 proscribes the divine condemnation of incest. Initially, the relationship of Lev.

The comparison of Lev. It simply is not reasonable to believe the author of Leviticus intended to prohibit a form of homosexual relationship that did not exist at the time. When read in textual and historical context, the prohibitions in Leviticus 18 and 20 are clearly directed at homosexual temple prostitution, and that is how they should be applied.

Remember, the words of 1 Corinthians 11 also appear to require long hair and head coverings for all women in all circumstances.

But, because we have studied the context, we know that is not what was meant. A text taken out of context is pretext. The Leviticus passages were clearly written in the context of pagan religious ritual. Since we are not bringing a question about the appropriateness of cultic sex practices for modern Christians, we can safely set aside these clobber passages.

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Young's Literal Translation And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it is. Additional Translations Romans Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

Send them out to us so we can have relations with them! They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Context Unlawful Sexual Relations … 21 You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God.

I am the LORD.