I was wonrg about the gay terpretatn of Centurn's servant (Matt 8:5-13; Le 7:1-10).
Contents:
- THE 200-YEAR-OLD DIARY THAT'S REWRG GAY HISTORY
- WAS THE CENTURN REALLY GAY AND IF SO, WHY DID PL SPEAK AGAST HOMOSEXUALY?
- DID THE CENTURN AND HIS SERVANT HAVE A GAY RELATNSHIP?
- HOW GAY CULTURE BLOSSOMED DURG THE ROARG TWENTI
- EL CENTURIóN EVANGéLI ERA GAY
THE 200-YEAR-OLD DIARY THAT'S REWRG GAY HISTORY
A Yorkshire farmer's journal om 1810 reveals surprisgly morn views on beg gay. * centurion era gay *
Dpe the clary of the Christian church’s stance towards homosexualy, there are a number of stori throughout the Bible which, on closer examatn, reveal a potentially homoerotic unrcurrent. I will nsir one of the stori, and how teracts wh Christian teachgs about homosexualy.
WAS THE CENTURN REALLY GAY AND IF SO, WHY DID PL SPEAK AGAST HOMOSEXUALY?
* centurion era gay *
Levic’ Law on Homosexualy The nmnatn of homosexualy Christiany and Judaism is ultimately rooted this teachg om Levic, the third book of the Old Ttament and the Torah: “Do not have sexual relatns wh a man as one do wh a woman; that is ttable.
DID THE CENTURN AND HIS SERVANT HAVE A GAY RELATNSHIP?
Did the Centurn and his servant have a gay relatnship? * centurion era gay *
12, NIV Although this appears to be a nclive nmnatn of homosexualy, there is some evince to suggt that the Book of Levic was posed over time by a multu of wrers, as is te of many ancient texts; if this was the se, there may have been a versn of the book which stayed silent on the issue of homosexualy, as some scholars argue. In light of this possibily, I will now nsir a story om the New Ttament, which J appears to allow, and even endorse, a homosexual relatnship. A Homoerotic Interpretatn Many scholars have highlighted the nnotatn of the Greek noun pais, which the centurn to scribe his ill servant.
HOW GAY CULTURE BLOSSOMED DURG THE ROARG TWENTI
Instead, many have suggted a readg of the pais as his male lover, due to lerary evince of homosexualy the Roman ary.
EL CENTURIóN EVANGéLI ERA GAY
If we accept the theory that the nnectn of the centurn and his servant is homoerotic, then J’ amazement at the centurn’s fah be highly signifint the discsn of relign and sexualy. Rather than remendg the ath sentence that is prcribed for male homosexualy Levic 20, J prais the man’s fah, tellg the crowd that he has never seen anythg like , and heals the pais.