2020/01/14 by Jan Joosten · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Biblical Studies and Interpretation #Demography #History #Interpretation (philosophy) #Law #Linguistics #Marriage and Sexual Relationships #Philosophy #Political science #Psychoanalysis #Psychology #Sexual intercourse #Sociology #Vocabulary
paper · doi:10.1093/jts/flaa002
openalex publication_date 2020/01/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Abstract The laws in Lev. 18:22 and 20:13 are general considered to prohibit homosexual intercourse between men. A renewed investigation of the vocabulary used in the prohibition, taking an important cue from Gen. 49:4, points the way to a different understanding. As Reuben lay on his father’s bed, having intercourse with his father’s concubine, so the man addressed in Lev. 18:22 and par. is prohibited to lie on the bed of a woman, having sex with her man. The laws prohibit homosexual intercourse involving a married man.