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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
The fact is, there is scholarship on both sides of the debate. This is a point I've been trying to make not so much to convince anyone of one opinion over the other, but to demonstrate that the issue is not clear-cut like you say it is.
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Most of the pro-homosexual arguments stem from the works of
John Boswell and
Robin Scroggs. The problem here is that most of Boswell's lexicography has been seriously challenged by New Testament scholars (Remember, the majority of New Testament scholars are generally more liberal than conservative) and that Scrogg's argument that Paul only knew of pederastic relationships has also been disputed by numerous scholars.
Further beyond that, you deal with the fact that most of the pro-homosexual arguments rely on two faulty premises, those being:
1.) That the ancient Romans, or anyone else for that matter, knew nothing of homosexual feelings and
2.) That Paul's, or even the Old Testament's, condemnation of homosexuality weren't all encompassing and only related to certain sexual acts.
There are a
PLETHORA of text written on each (And not only from a non-secualr view, either) which refutes the previous two claims. The majority of Biblical scholars/hermeneutist don't accept the notion that the Bible condones homosexual relationships and exegesis of the Bible doesn't confirm it, either. As a result, the majority of Christian demoninations don't accept it. The simple fact is that the notion that the Bible doesn't condemn homosexuality isn't widespread, because there is overwhelming evidence which proves otherwise.