Dirt, Shame, Status

A scholarly examination of same-sex sexuality in the Bible in the context of the ancient world    Scriptural prohibitions of same-sex sexual acts (so-called "clobber passages") are often used as prooftexts to support the oppression of LGBT communities in the West today. However, such interpretation of these scant references ignores critical sociohistorical context from the ancient world.    Analyzing a wealth of primary sources, Thomas Kazen brings biblical studies into conve