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Was Homosexuality Originally a Sin? Leviticus 18 Reanalyzed
People often turn to the Bible to justify and explain homophobia, arguing that it is a sin - but did the Bible originally condemn same-sex relationships? Dr. Josh summarizes a recent research article by Dr. Idan Dershowitz that suggests Leviticus 18 originally condoned homosexuality.
Here is a summary video that gives a more general overview of this argument: • Homosexuality and the ...
Dr. Idan Dershowitz
Homepage: www.dershowitz...
Academia: harvard.academi...
Revealing Nakedness and Concealing Homosexual Intercourse: Legal and Lexical Evolution in Leviticus 18: Prepublication, available on Academia.edu and will be published in 'Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel', vol. 6, 2017.
New York Times article: www.nytimes.co...
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