Unchanging Witness: The Consistent Christian Teaching on Homosexuality in Scripture and Tradition

Unchanging Witness: The Consistent Christian Teaching on Homosexuality in Scripture and Tradition

by S. Donald Fortson III, Rollin G. Grams
Unchanging Witness: The Consistent Christian Teaching on Homosexuality in Scripture and Tradition

Unchanging Witness: The Consistent Christian Teaching on Homosexuality in Scripture and Tradition

by S. Donald Fortson III, Rollin G. Grams

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Overview

The church is going through a time of severe fracture over the issue of homosexuality. This book addresses the arguments from the gay Christian movement and revisionist theologians and exegetes on a single point: Can they withstand the evidence of the primary sources?

In Unchanging Witness, Donald Fortson and Rollin Grams articulate the consistent orthodox view on homosexuality by presenting primary sources throughout Christian history and by interpreting the biblical texts in their cultural contexts.  The first part of the book examines church history from the patristic period to the present day, and the second part engages biblical texts in light of Ancient Near Eastern, Jewish, Greek, and Roman primary sources.

Throughout, the authors survey the conflicting and changing arguments of revisionist readings and contend that, in light of the overwhelming evidence of the relevant texts, the real issue is not one of interpretation but of biblical authority and Christian orthodoxy.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781433687907
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Publication date: 02/01/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 448
File size: 3 MB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

S. Donald Fortson III (Ph.D., Westminister Theological Seminary) is professor of Church History and Practical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary.

Rollin G. Grams (Ph.D., Duke University) is associate professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Table of Contents

Part I: Christian Tradition and Homosexual Practice
           
Introduction to Part I
Chapter 1: The Gay Christian Movement
 
Historic Christianity and Homosexual Practice
Chapter 2: Church Fathers and a Distinct Christian Life
 
Chapter 3: The Middle Ages and Confessing Sin
 
Chapter 4: Renaissance and Reformation Confront Immorality
 
The Modern Church and the Homosexual Crisis
Chapter 5: Roman Catholics and Orthodox on Historic Faith
 
Chapter 6: Evangelicals on Scripture and Conversion
 
Chapter 7: The Mainline Church and Revisionist Christianity
 
Excursus: Slavery and Women
 
 
Part II: The Bible and Homosexuality
 
Introduction to Part II
Chapter 8: Sexual Ethics in Scripture and the Early Church
 
Creation and Law: Old Testament Texts and Homosexual Practices                                                                              
Chapter 9: The Old Testament Texts Addressing Homosexual Practice                                                                      
 
Chapter 10: Sodom’s Sins
                                                                                                                                                   
Chapter 11: Homosexuality in the Ancient Near East                                                                                                   
 
Chapter 12: Jewish Views on Homosexuality after Old Testament Times
 
Creation, the Law, and the Gospel: New Testament Texts and Homosexual Practices                             
Chapter 13: The New Testament Texts Addressing Homosexual Practice                                                                        

 
Chapter 14: La-w, Holiness, and Purity for God's People: 1 Corinthians 5–7
 
Chapter 15: “Soft Men” and “Homosexuals” in 1 Corinthians 6:9
 
Chapter 16: Homosexual Orientation in Antiquity and Paul
 
Chapter 17: Paul’s ‘Nature’/Creation and Nurture/‘Law’ Argument in Romans              
 
Chapter 18: Revisionist Readings of Romans 1:24-28
 
Conclusion
 
 

Interviews

Fortson: Matthews, NC 

Grams: Indian Trail, NC

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