Deuteronomy in the LGBTQIA+ Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23585689 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Tabb Stewart (California State University, Long Beach, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 475-498 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of Deuteronomy (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190273552.013.29 |
| OpenAlex | W4353061303 |
| ISBN | 9780190273552 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The sexual and gender systems portrayed in Deuteronomy differ in many details from those in the Priestly texts and Yahwistic/Elohistic narratives. In its drive to ban magical practices and idolatries, Deuteronomy demythologizes and rejects some prior practices and understandings. The shape of the biblical systems and the developments in Deuteronomy thus contextualize the interpretation of its texts concerning, or imagined to concern, sex and gender. In this regard, four possible texts or clusters of texts that are used against LGBTQIA+ people are considered in detail: alleged cross-dressing, eunuchs rejected from the community, cultic prostitution as homosexuality, and plague judgments. As all of these have idolatry or magical practices as a focus, their application against sexual minorities is misplaced and their misprisions analyzed.
Art · Biblical studies · Hebrew Bible · Homosexuality · Idolatry · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Sociology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Development, Ethics, and Society · Gender Studies · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies
| Highly cited | No |
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