Homosexuality in the New Testament

Since 1980, scholars have debated the translation and modern relevance of New Testament texts on homosexuality.^[1] Three distinct passages (Romans 1:26–27, 1 Corinthians 6:9–10 (repeated in 1 Timothy 1:9–10) and Jude 1:7) have been taken to condemn same-sex intercourse, but each passage remains contested. Whether these passages refer to homosexuality hinges on whether the social context limits the references to a more specific form: they may prohibit male pederasty or prostitution rather than homosexuality per se, while other scholars hold the position that these passages forbid sex between men in general.^[2]^[3]^[4] Another debate concerns the translation of key terms: arsenokoitēs (ἀρσενοκοίτης), malakos (μαλακός), and porneia (πορνεία).^[5]^[6] Meanwhile, other passages in the New Testament, such as the Ethiopian Eunuch, the Centurion's Servant, and Jesus's teaching on divorce, may or may not refer to homosexuality.

^ Boswell, John (1980). Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century. University of Chicago Press. pp. 91–118. ISBN 9780226067148.
^ "The source and NT meaning of Arsenokoitai, with implications or Christian ethics and ministry James B. De Young" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-04-19.
^ "The Condemnation of Homosexuality in 1 Corinthians 6:9 David E. Malick" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
^ "Homosexuality Revisited in Light of the Current Climate, by Calvin Smith" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
^ Berlinerblau, Jacques (2005). The secular Bible: why nonbelievers must take religion seriously. Cambridge University Press. p. 108.
^ Countryman, L. William (2007). Dirt, Greed, & Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and Their Implications for Today. Fortress Press. pp. 116–118. ISBN 9780800662240.

[1] Boswell, John (1980). Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century. University of Chicago Press. pp. 91–118. ISBN 9780226067148.

[deyoung-2] "The source and NT meaning of Arsenokoitai, with implications or Christian ethics and ministry James B. De Young" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-04-19.

[malick-3] "The Condemnation of Homosexuality in 1 Corinthians 6:9 David E. Malick" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2018-04-19.

[calvin-4] "Homosexuality Revisited in Light of the Current Climate, by Calvin Smith" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2018-04-19.

[Berlinerblau-5] Berlinerblau, Jacques (2005). The secular Bible: why nonbelievers must take religion seriously. Cambridge University Press. p. 108.

[6] Countryman, L. William (2007). Dirt, Greed, & Sex: Sexual Ethics in the New Testament and Their Implications for Today. Fortress Press. pp. 116–118. ISBN 9780800662240.

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