The Personal Risks Inherent in Writing Such a Book
Motivation for "Coming Out of the Closet"
Chapter 1: The Witness of the Old Testament
I. The Ancient Near Eastern Background
The Hittite Empire / Canaan / Summary
II. Genesis 1-3: Creation Stories
III. Genesis 9:20-27: Ham's Act and Noah's Curse
IV. Genesis 19:4-11: The Story of Sodom and Gomorrah
Other Early Interpretations of the Sin of Sodom
V. Judges 19:22-25: The Rape of the Levite's Concubine
Excursus: The Image of Women in Judges 19-21
VI. Homosexual Cult Prostitution in Israel
VII. Leviticus 18:22; 20:13: Laws
The Question of the Contemporary Authority of Levitical Law
Does the Influence of Leviticus on Paul Undermine His Moral Credibility?
Why the Prohibition of Male Same-Sex Intercourse?
(1) The Connection with Idolatry?
(3) Contact of Semen with Excrement?
(4) Gender Discomplementarity as a Violation of the Created Order
The Absence of an Explicit Critique of Same-Sex Female Intercourse
Chapter 2: Same-Sex Intercourse as "Contrary to Nature" in Early Judaism
Chapter 3: The Witness of Jesus
I. The Context of Ancient Judaism and Jesus' View of Torah
II. Jesus on Genesis and Male-Female Complementarity
III. Deconstructing the Myth of a Sexually Tolerant Jesus
IV. Love and Righteousness in the Ministry of Jesus
Chapter 4: The Witness of Paul and Deutero-Paul
Translation and Translation Notes
Romans 1:18-3:20 Within the Sweep of Paul's Letter and the Situation at Rome
The Argument of Romans 1:18-32: The Suppression of Truth in Creation/Nature
Romans 1:26-27: Same-Sex Intercourse as "Contrary to Nature"
Did Procreation for Paul Have Heuristic and Prescriptive Value?
Did Paul Think That Homoerotic Behavior Was "Dirty" But Not Sinful?
Does Romans 2:1-3:20 Condemn Those Who Condemn Homosexual Practice?
Did Paul Think Only Idol Worshipers Could Engage in Same-Sex Intercourse?
Did Paul Not Have Creation in Mind When He Spoke of Same-Sex Intercourse?
Excursus: The Claim That Romans 1:26 Refers to Heterosexual Intercourse
Excursus: Why Paul Mentions Female Same-Sex Relations First
II. The Vice Lists in 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10
The Meaning of Malakoi in 1 Corinthians 6:9
The Meaning of Arsenokoitai in 1 Corinthians 6:9
The Meaning of Arsenokoitais in 1 Timothy 1:10
Chapter 5: The Hermeneutical Relevance of the Biblical Witness
I. The Bible condemns only exyploitative, pederastic forms of homosexuality.
II. The Bible primarily condemns homosexuality because of its threat to male dominance.
A Note on Schoedel's Study of Ancient Causation Theories
IV. Homosexuality has a genetic component that the writers of the Bible did not realize.
Evidence from Identical Twin Studies
Intrauterine Hormonal Influences?
Childhood Gender Non-conformity and the Socialization of Children
Cross-cultural Studies: Extreme Variations in the Cultural Manifestations of Homosexuality
The Impact of Urban Life and Education
The Elasticity of Sexual Behavior
Relation of the Scientific Data to Paul's Views
V. There are only a few biblical texts that speak directly to homosexuality.
The Dearth of Lifelong, Monogamous Homosexual Relationships
Excursus: Circumcision and Salvation in Judaism
VII. Since we are all sinners anyway, why single out the sin of same-sex intercourse?
The Negative Effects of Societal Endorsement of Homosexuality