Showing posts with label Jeffrey Siker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeffrey Siker. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 05, 2023

Does the Bible Condemn Homosexuality? Guest Interview with Jeffrey Siker

Mar 14, 2023


CAUTION: This erudite discussion of the sensitive issue of homosexuality, especially for religious people, is NOT suitable for children at all. It is also not suitable for people who are easily shocked or offended. Beware! But it should be noted that Bart Ehrman is a leading authority on Christianity and the Bible. So is Jeffrey Siker. This is no frivolous discussion! – Mark Alexander

Thursday, April 06, 2023

Does the Bible Condemn Homosexuality? Guest Interview with Jeffrey Siker

Mar 14, 2023 | One of the few ways people today actually appeal to the Old Testament is to condemn same-sex sexual relations (while they ignore much of everything else it says). Such people usually take it as obvious that the New Testament condemns them as well. But DOES the Bible condemn homosexuality? As it turns this a lively debate among biblical scholars, and the dominant view among critical scholars is not at all what you might expect. And their reasons for holding this view is even less widely known. In this episode I interview biblical scholar Jeffrey Siker (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) longtime professor of New Testament (who is also an ordained Presbyterian minister) who explains why in fact the Bible does NOT condemn homosexuality.