Abstract
This chapter offers a "reader-response" interpretation of a biblical text (1 Timothy 1:8-11) that has been traditionally understood as condemning persons of homosexual orientation. Reading the text from a "progressive Christian" perspective, this chapter offers a fresh interpretation of the biblical passage that takes seriously both the text and its "distance" from the contemporary Western reader.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Five uneasy pieces |
| Subtitle of host publication | Essays on scripture and sexuality |
| Editors | Nigel Wright |
| Place of Publication | Adelaide, SA |
| Publisher | ATF Press |
| Chapter | 5 |
| Pages | 69-83 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781921817250 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781921817243 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |