Love lost in translation
Subtitle: homosexuality and the Bible
By: K. Renato Lings
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [United States]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 738
ISBN-13: 9781466987890; 9781466987906
Subjects: Homosexuality; Biblical teaching; Religious aspects
Description: Love Lost in Translation systematically examines the biblical stories and passages that are generally assumed to deal with, or comment on, homoerotic relationships: Noah and Ham, Sodom and Gomorrah, Leviticus 18:22, Deuteronomy 23:17-18, Judges 19, Romans 1:26-27, and 1 Corinthians 6:9. K. Renato Lings convincingly demonstrates that mistranslations of these texts into Greek, Latin and other languages occurred early, and that serious errors continue to be committed by translators today. This explains the painful controversy about same-sex relationships, which has rocked Christian churches for decades
Notes: Includes a Scripture Reference Index, name and author indexes, and Hebrew, Greek and Latin glossaries.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 658-695) and index
Table of contents: title: Part one. Creation, sex, and knowing. Beginnings ; The language of sex ; To know in the biblical sense; title: Part two. Curse and prohibitions. Noah's nakedness ; Consecrated ; With a male; title: Part three. Sodom and Gomorrah. Sodom in the Bible ; Sodom yesterday ; Sodom today ; Translating Sodom ; The victim of Sodom; title: Part four. Politics, polemics, and passions. The outrage at Gibeah ; Softies and male-liers ; Beyond nature; title: Part five. The language of love. Love lost in translation.