Unchanging Witness
The Consistent Christian Teaching on Homosexuality in Scripture and Tradition
Published on 1. February 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-1-4336-8792-1 (ISBN)
Description
The church is going through a time of severe fracture over the issue of homosexuality. This book addresses the arguments from the gay Christian movement and revisionist theologians and exegetes on a single point: Can they withstand the evidence of the primary sources? In Unchanging Witness , Donald Fortson and Rollin Grams articulate the consistent orthodox view on homosexuality by presenting primary sources throughout Christian history and by interpreting the biblical texts in their cultural contexts. The first part of the book examines church history from the patristic period to the present day, and the second part engages biblical texts in light of Ancient Near Eastern, Jewish, Greek, and Roman primary sources. Throughout, the authors survey the conflicting and changing arguments of revisionist readings and contend that, in light of the overwhelming evidence of the relevant texts, the real issue is not one of interpretation but of biblical authority and Christian orthodoxy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Nashville
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 6 mm
Thickness: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4336-8792-1 (9781433687921)
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Content
Part I: Christian Tradition and Homosexual Practice Introduction to Part I Chapter 1: The Gay Christian Movement Historic Christianity and Homosexual Practice Chapter 2: Church Fathers and a Distinct Christian Life Chapter 3: The Middle Ages and Confessing Sin Chapter 4: Renaissance and Reformation Confront Immorality The Modern Church and the Homosexual Crisis Chapter 5: Roman Catholics and Orthodox on Historic Faith Chapter 6: Evangelicals on Scripture and Conversion Chapter 7: The Mainline Church and Revisionist Christianity Excursus: Slavery and Women Part II: The Bible and Homosexuality Introduction to Part II Chapter 8: Sexual Ethics in Scripture and the Early Church Creation and Law: Old Testament Texts and Homosexual Practices Chapter 9: The Old Testament Texts Addressing Homosexual Practice Chapter 10: Sodom's Sins Chapter 11: Homosexuality in the Ancient Near East Chapter 12: Jewish Views on Homosexuality after Old Testament Times Creation, the Law, and the Gospel: New Testament Texts and Homosexual Practices Chapter 13: The New Testament Texts Addressing Homosexual Practice Chapter 14: La-w, Holiness, and Purity for God's People: 1 Corinthians 5--7 Chapter 15: "Soft Men" and "Homosexuals" in 1 Corinthians 6:9 Chapter 16: Homosexual Orientation in Antiquity and Paul Chapter 17: Paul's 'Nature'/Creation and Nurture/'Law' Argument in Romans Chapter 18: Revisionist Readings of Romans 1:24-28 Conclusion