in the form of aprohibition, of a norm of behavior; Does not even institute a cultic procedureso that the prohibition can only reach the saints, being released to the greatmass of people who form the people of God. Rather than implementing a standard,this text establishes a principle. It is the starting point from which toderive the appropriate behavior based on respect between people of differentsexes. As a principle, it establishes the intimate relationship that must existbetween beings created different through sex; It also establishes the sourcefrom which the being is derived or perpetuated. This principle determines thatsexual intercourse should be to unite man and woman intimately, for the purposeof procreation. The Hebrew term (zakar) that appears in the text of Lev. 18:22,which is translated as man, has a meaning closely related to sexual activity.We should note the difference in meaning of this term with the other words thatappear in the Hebrew Bible and which are translated "man." The term'adam, means the human being, someone, crown of creation, human species; 'Ish,has the generic connotation, different from woman, husband, activity identifieras "man of the field"; Enosh, enosh, means to be vulnerable,inferior, mortal; Geber, conveys the idea of being powerful, victorious,strong man; Mat, is used to describe men of bad reputation, false, wicked. Theterm zakar, which appears in the text mentioned above, indicates masculinity inrelation to sex, usually identifies the male of humans and animals. It is usedin Genesis. 1:27 and 5: 2 to define the sexual partnership with the woman; Alsoappears in Gen. 17:10; 34:15; Exodus. 12:48 and others to identify who shouldparticipate in the rite of circumcision; In Num. 31:18, 35; Judges. 21:12 theuse of the term is to refer to the male partner in normal sexual intercourse.In this way the Leviticus text to which we refer is an allusion to malesexuality which must be used according to the divinely established principle,and it is forbidden to practice incorrectly. Likewise, in the sentence thatappears in Leviticus. 20: 13 The transgressor of the precept is identified withthe term zakar, with which there is no longer any doubt as to the act that issubject to condemnation, that is, the sexual union of partners of the same sex.In the New Testament, the apostle Paul refers to the sinful past of mankind,noting that "men also, leaving the natural contact of the woman, inflamedeach other in their sensuality, committing clumsiness, men with men"(Romans 1:27 ). The apostle himself states in another epistle that "theunrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God ... neither unclean, noridolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, nor thieves, norcovetous ..." (1 Corinthians 6: 9). These texts clearly indicate that thevalidity of the principle by which there is sexual difference, remains duringChristianity and is projected as a qualification of salvation, for eternity.The emphasis imposed by the apostle to qualify the sinful act, for it makesreference to the man with his attributes of sexuality, used improperly.Likewise in drawing up the list of sinful practices which will exclude hisfollowers from the celestial kingdom, the apostle uses the Greek wordarsenokoitai, translated by sodomites "sodomites." This word iscomposed of