The Gospel and Sexual Orientation

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Introduction and terminology -- Biology, gender, and the biblical doctrine of man -- Personality traits and the multiplication of gender categories -- Hermeneutical issues of the homosexuality debate -- Exegesis and confessional statements : Gen. 1:27-28; 2:20-25 -- the creation of man ; Gen. 19:1-29 -- Sodom and Gomorrah ; Judg. 19:1-30 -- The Levite's concubine ; Lev. 18:22; 20:13 -- The Mosaic prohibitions ; I Cor. 6:9-11 -- Paul's list of defilements ; I Tim. 1:8-11 -- Paul's applications of the Ten Commandments ; Jude 5-7 -- Sodom and Gomorrah, remembered ; Rom 1:26-27 -- Paul on unnatural desire ; Other texts: Gen. 9:20-27 -- Ham's offense against Noah ; 2 Sam. 1:26 -- David's love for Jonathan ; Confessional standards (WLC 139; WCF 24.1; RPT 24.2) -- Pastoral implications : Preliminary considerations ; Points of guidance ; Select, annotated bibliography.