The Gay Gospels: Good News for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered People Book

Contents

Introduction....................1
Acknowledgements....................4
The Defensive Testament (LGBT Self-defence summaries follow each chapter)....................5
D1. The story of Sodom (Genesis 18,19)....................14
D2. Leviticus and the 'abominations' (Leviticus 18,20)....................15
D3. The so-called 'creation ordinances' (Genesis 1,2)....................28
D4. St Paul and living 'beyond nature' (Romans 1)....................44
D5. St Paul and pederasty (1 Corinthians 6)....................57
D6. Being possessed (Mark 10)....................68
D7. Textual abuse....................77
The Affirmative Testament (LGBT Self-affirmation summaries follow each chapter)....................95
A1. Jesus and the Beloved Disciple....................95
A2. Jesus' sexual orientation....................105
A3. Jesus meets a gay couple....................119
A4. The Hebrew God as a man's man....................126
A5. David, Jonathan and Saul....................139
A6. Joseph the transvestite....................147
A7. Ruth and Naomi....................154
A8. Born that way....................162
A9. Jesus was no family man....................170
A10. The pure LGBT heart....................179
A11. The transgendering Christ....................186
A12. Conclusion and final affirmation....................197
Select bibliography....................201