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Revisionist Readings Ta the previous hater 1 aloe some fly ply embodind pvotens eth the aon peston 00 sameser erate ‘mionbips. 1 nto the eet to wb a thon of gener ‘Srpemesay i aeamed arth undeching fr of meal lage hat tent encase sie fetes Fist 6 iadeore "impo abs em so "ndr caplet” hoe ‘See worthy hemes do aot tl sath oat fe pce tern simian roe tht ctl eps tee ‘he compenentaty ofthe ead. Whee tonsa ate sda stent dco mor sei wht mt Sy genercmpemenny” oo approaches emerge, One apes ‘srry ate tently in ih opment ‘be ores ol nates in Serie Ts hs ee ‘many commeratve crc Ia Neth An, sgt ‘aches in oe cache’ omamet othe il ey | ‘omen uch and soe ad has minton ofthe fale rome’ isin cur a salty 1 tlie tat hs resets ‘oad fh i Yet Ht teh probe none (ean capers Anotber approach cmphsine the ply or biog complementarity te pode bsn selon he eatin arate ‘enn and 3 at have aged Inthe pring chat, wee, ‘aha rang phy eaplementry eh ens tre he dey afised (re rene) in Sapa and hae eet ‘hess Athi approach to ner eamploneetary fc On reat I wl ee the gation ia mae etal caper, peng way tbe ned > cen mor cette undringfrms of mora that do supe ‘he negate arto see te toshp in te seh Gens 9s 9,1 Cretan 69, Tay 130, and Joe. ‘arto ne bw at what ext has esp a "Stine hrsieninommitd rntnaptny eat rn he ‘ehing ome or lap at shape hse paps, wel whe Tin ewe thse passages and the wider bal wis reine onder seal es ot sey rede o sak wpa sbot ‘fends componente tos fui sing the cnt smi of oth complementary And ar we have som aso ‘serrate apel ops x bi iro ete he ‘nr are naning per ont, nce Sra a ‘hot apa pda direc nitration ny tease quton, or do thy provi carw ips fhe ems of ln tht cay shape pss ht tab ete vi of ‘Steere ean. at they do ety some sipiest Penton One fhe gl of hs on to prvi a more acer ‘Gunton ogden hepa. ‘Understanding Revisionist Positions ‘Boiss ot nthe tons postion that hau into poles in lst waist eats have been oo pede on hear of fender omplonetrty ht eer andfned or snspore by 4 ‘th thi own iis in interpeaton. The real that ont Fevsonstpastons hs Dan to empha the histone dsnce etwen the wo ofthe het and this the fora of sex hava dre aired bythe tet and ou wa cnemperny ‘ol Winter he ie alka abt nthe seen pase er ‘Selby the tdtoalsts whe hey tk sat same sx Dn) 50 ‘he ovis apmen poses hss psa a ot ing soak ‘he sel or retinal erence of comtemporary gy nd ean (Grist in commited ote: Tre hey myth ee ‘Commit ogee ses eats. owe, bath ths Kd of runt rks 2 pole ht souk in ray of way, by Cane who ae ceerend seat Seal ath Beebe ent arom emp rey ‘he histueal dane betec the Rl ol enter ec ‘henry may inp eait qseon ter he [Bec peak rey wh unt spect an power Ay sos of wal ets maby conser in terse ie {heb apeach seal thi inthis prea ease 0 reed {fomeur wa what wold poet fm comer th se Kind ‘npumat opt tether rn ota eat Might “peak tall othe moles epee of dere colton sro, Inet, opaamy? thee doe nt speak oar srtory ‘peer of bomen een hen # eran oak ely Sout smesor erie rtonhpe bow can the ble speak fo oot wl be np far we — befre weprobe this De queion fuer ~ to expe move pei the nae of the ect Interpretation ofthe ween pose tha en ed poking ‘to Sere in eat, me ed more corte et fhe ‘tonal ape by evi interes ever he ol of ‘hee fens ad the entemperry wer or empl in reading the soy of Sodom and Gamorah reson interes corey 6 ‘ott ht he bel xs athe of noxpay e ‘ory, ater than on the eed sn of esx li Mare, {hey ate ht ees if oe coder tthe whee” of Sodom ‘ght hve cel th sls the tod peo Lt ale {bot Dy the mea of th tte ss nog tt consent ‘petted von ofp Thee ‘Satis ols te re paral story in Jae 9 “orig tthe Leste tes Uy 182209), bth of whieh ec tht te an “sont foram Bw al a ha ‘rman Jk Roger apes th ie arcmin Pay” Zdarepeocep wth digg a! fom pan mehr. Roe ten sets cancer ean te tei of ets, ‘encrypt of hn. Tere, ‘hes do oot ane nal eine ch ey, ch Tncotsringthee Is o oratin 69 a Tinothy 130, soni interes eto the iat of ranting ad {rtning te oy norte ie orto an owl at “aber he Magiom of Go” ( ar. 60). Crthins he or trate he NRSV a “le rsa” Case) ad odontal) cay wth them number of Inurpetane ‘i writings alii see pres sin vie ‘cmprzon th ter contemporary rs tx Te Bee ‘Sopot pe te he word re ome pots wat {hy pra Howes contain” Rabin Scr, by cote nae) the Grok prc of pda he eal we fount (edna yer en orate! Dl arin ops at (ewe id fsx hse oe epnitton Many intereter o ‘tea thin, wich appears nett areata Tiethy 30 ‘apadts Lacy be ward mee ede dapper” ‘Nnombe of revs inert ve oan he word the cet ex ae whee yume ys were ep cnt, sd {be une at smal aac! Thaw ad matter tv separ ruc thatthe nepteprtral tae abs act races cant be used ofr te ondemnaton of cose, ‘omit nd ving mee eons: "We finda sir ater of az, emphasing bisoxeal tance, irri eines of Romane ty eg he Conley of the dete armel can spit an ey fae [nis ene to “ata (ps) we he ast women ge up ara inroane fr sonata” and_men pie yp “nat ote Soe revs interpreted ae bares ‘tat Pal ere assumes that eee persons ate engao Ih ame stonige tht st tr ow seal ty and he ‘hemevere dot spp totbnn whose aut aac thee ff the se ec Othe Serpe ee ht the rd "ae fe Pauls ge meus eso "orl el thy undstand Pal psig avers tha lat ant standard of deny, thr ‘nerpetaton pet tht Pl i spelig to ah ance cnt, with {perl asumptns — asumpion hat canst be singly ttre ‘eyo rtp tou sien ial me eet of hn rnp nner fhe last {eri st l anager obey In he cine and wil eae tam neste tal Ap, nec somo tnd ht were my toh al ee reuments Gat av | onened the cmon theo ede Complement tht ends inal runes) The coe ‘Send nthe rn aunt eth: Whatever sete are ‘sd rltonatge the Bblets condemn the seen age cst ‘exe paki in pn pate et pert i be {heaps omen ena standards a enya “formal Wht repr he act wel A such hey at ‘peak day oom, mel ening same is a oe Contempo hare, The ite thar eset set when come 1 aldeaaing thesis of sch unless he ‘senshi be consrand ac hving ang pees (emma eal beh a! Robin Sg smc lt eure tne of argument mene ss, “ible est nosey re not reat to eat. not Deca the ‘Mle bot arate, but nly Dus Hoe ot aes he Difficulties in Revisionist Positions eiimportt ont hat hi rb of Kater dane eer ately wien ding wth bal esta adressen ate ‘athe erlinoat rw. ver ed oe, econ te hea Sanson the world fh tt a our wd he ey ‘Set ophing Mea ting seal no tener He (Caeser us nme Detrnuy a8 ane saan ‘pein wh otto" me whe th br sal ve fy ka wer he oan wc fat, and sb sal came ‘tetova ber al mt permite ar ‘erm monstous and thinks, regarlss of what it might ve ‘ant nthe alent wel sonering fh he of ther and he Proion of ecnomi ner women Spied of sadly ened ‘Seraph purge imply ant be dialysed a ‘Sampo ey bc thee marge tha eit aera dcesed sun tomary hi bathers wow (Dea 255 10) thepatie o pebamy yt inch he aoe eontat ith mens tl 19) sooth Alto he sion of ety nthe every sane Yo wah simpy eat be ‘Sela ocotmpory fe Thine een of Ra ‘anyon posto reparig same eatin. ‘This mmottly eases urbe queso 1 the Ble dos not spe cy and ely to cntenporry commited ang ‘Seserunann tow ae wet contre» dni Chien ‘heed wing ts way hon ange of ress pits. the fete ito empha he orl ites eres he ner fhe pete very brad ee pipes at a eed in wie "Be il psa. A od example cn be oda Da 0. iss ‘cussion in Homose and he Be, The i the isilad carter this sy tomate th rigor fhe arpuent ‘aoe tampa i ape oer med tone co et ad {fom quod we at 778 1g 2120); "So tebe heart lov, he act tw fom eno ee The {nner hemos ition de ill ts” He ee nto ara tat for anil yey mtr” He gona 0 meso patie hal ais — i mua coset commenti — tent ot be sown, Palo tr, 5 ‘etn nother way act proce om loving en ‘rors tit Vie does st se Out whch se fo pres se ‘Bepct) he Dal Daas fo aang he ts omit ‘Sine scr ung cn faouton jt Jo tar th ahr sd ‘eps the ot ih) and lve (toto ed wl sd oes fe shootin. “Justice, Love, and Sexual Ethies er ewe ete es fn pts at $a al na ws ey et ‘say oan of Crstin seal is ut wet iy ‘Sine rh de tr cd ue sd ‘heme somaya a ty Ci cl Sameer ae {Sy peta eth brad te ft tie a i ‘toa foie ade when onarcing eal le ‘renting ttt bs hing moe os erased Soiree ay i ‘ean of ou sexy a Gods re fx han seal The {in rns shox hte th pec and arty he ‘antl cn betel sn dated tot he En and me ‘tenn of Sera oneal reap oh ples th ‘hemor prc proc tht jo ad ve a xa ta (tes Ret Gagnon fr empl males een pea net ‘rcusermanple™ He ages tha estas rata mit ‘onctbl be expres meter mosogamous, cases tes at thy wold newer be mor” Riba Hae pre the pen ate, cing thal Pal ame ct ony rag at fs ons se soe In ation th ras Pal 15 ao sng tt “bse tits” are “ppt of (a ‘rg cota ton pis O.” He ober: "Whatee one Sy dee ston the weight of the ove cpl, howe the et ‘emi ht ial ne ity coats the ator of Pls teeing on ths mater For Hy jt ad love are nt alent Secs they ot by them asthe, prone fod ‘Staaten eatin and ren Spr or aman sr. theses of sex hi Can mee ean jie deve ‘agai eli th erly abate robbins we fd In ‘henge ln inter tnin ( at o 3- ‘Mak ors 1 Co 70-0) Cantey thet, eget ero the fy mane dictions of mare ad ‘ay instr ach athe snd Chas 7? Sipe memati» wider ry of omer 10 econ sry tan merely the uations atc and lve. One mis 0 ‘ura ny, penn od many thr gone. Quis [to salle seal aco nal ae ase usin of tthe oly olen. The tems se” an "nw" are sujet to bleep nent cote Tae eqn iether uch bd tems ar neg ot ely erecting the Soe tes, bet oo ts spaying ial sora to ery ston: Far example parlance “nena” ness fe efron Si the eget fut, nce hy ‘ray chnen prune who acing oof sina nt, wont be expec era eta that le i ight ‘ua east elton are" a alway 1» determine Powe feet pselogea poems, and ter ‘may ema wg. Obvious xp weal ie neo ea ‘laos wins bate, ore opr exampes ae not bard 0 {mai ei nt hecho at rei abel le” ee ‘ond hr at ame may we doe themes weber ‘pote, vale, or norms bjod the very bad ees sie {nd oy, with ich we ay stra» tsa his we ay ad ‘ended fo ad yea he tet protec om a ‘ender tosl- Spin nthe mins af mary, he bene of ere Specie an focsedsorns rr scat gtd ye ‘vit adn of he Berend Cran his aera 0 ‘koma manplation and oa despion Tey be plat ths pitt mep back er # moment and seve th ae arent ht the chapter bs be eosrectine 7 ‘etal eel soe common heads ofthe ni oe ‘nd me Grneie probs wth that ae ny Fst ‘eumentsenpnize the Btn date betwen the text 2 Contemporary ie 9 rongy tt the mint mote tet be ie Inlramtsotemorary darn of crm aoe ne fe sven pag” that ach on ames rt ne ‘Wine the tile ang abot rvsorst ane, ie aot wt ‘pwc tnd lg, As tot, reir dan thi ‘othe tet tht com fsa more dwelt thine, ba ter ‘onder whether tht move to bradr pine rope ‘andenment fhe pcy of he ial neon eal er Seiden parr, pd whether reer ht ele (sovahernle tov a reption snd manpeton Ts inperatt aber tt suc Dod earctertatos of “oman the may ot api alo all vise ptions Indeed + nomber of more sce ster have mowed well bond = ener ely ah te tend eset of je nd ve and he eteepel to syitese a maend and move compete Chinon sndertaning of ey St oviposition. Among ‘he morinereig and compebonie eth te Wem Sty ‘bs, A Tne to brace and BoeneF. Rogers Seat ond he ‘rian Boy In dep ecnvesabon withthe bond Chrten trdson, Raph dove rfl erated helen of Chitin "totinet ely, and manage in wich he fs nteresing and Proastve sis rearing ow commited gy sian ns gh fd thar pce i hs wir vison. Jhon hs aed that ‘ero pions nt me ed mee a feo Raton a Jato, tov consort ch ete he fering i of ures ‘Slingo sex st neds ond weep Ge ter Sdies have fered nesting probes ad seston for Wier ‘hon tot Svlpng thn anions aoe rate ANew Chapter in the Debate over Same- Sex Relationships “Tose sea prong ining one cape he hres fut coawton 1 ths new pase of the dalggn. TRS "ew ‘Sune prions tattoo the rea work on ae sect pice fh led sees ete lin i the ‘cet worl Of cura, tare emai eran itr on the Iaerprtation of thee dt andthe qui of inepeaton recy hth fos ft“ cate” a. Ween ot ‘ruck more cy th nature ad character of sexi and sx Sehr intact werd Tat esd lary of in Sw ‘Shee meaning sd scl Rtn of ema he changed oct "ine nd we experience tr sera aches dere fo women tnd me a he sete mo. Consent nt ering a he ‘bene abut ener and eal dictate Meo. Wt sede, bowen, et apy oven ery Baad ‘pci joe td lve. Thx lee, of es covey say a hy tafe in themes to entra ely and cntmpory sal ct ean aro, og ‘note thags, theontenpory de ver homestay {a ein nos, Tolans sha Ene Roars, Jans Alon, ‘nd Wii Sey Jobson ave eres thie tw convertion by ‘Ths bok atenps wo come oth ew ners In pee td oad wy enlring he frms omer eta deri ‘rimary on engin he er Chrsian tenon hn eso {on vettng the uss taking ple ppg o the oul lnoe tht oe prt th get tte, Rr, my cs on ‘Sebel tht el with ety in ener ~ anh sme ee ‘ec aompinprtear Theale dcerin rea ey he “Shoei om moriogetht shape wes bil aching ot vem oooh tetare prt ntonyin emg ht del ih sae "tons the ae abuts. Bec th werd fhe bic tet “ere a or wo in counts wath rat ad sale a compesteracion betwee snr a lence, Diners {he wider une or ofora le ht hape pre el {ers if enooootimparane In aatng an cing ha roe furl encontraron ht seco ef shared st the ie ea mara ree whe wing ‘menor enormonly flip dieretiting tee se {nape For example ken foe a idea cae Ve ht ‘an sce ht tee re mip wae in which mariage He Shcetond inva some tent art pala a ge eg {te multiple mars of Be pares), he tr tes ue od resppose max eg es worden deen at 1939) oe mundane le ean arty process by wich 2 arsge ected inthe ie, sometimes aps 2 ol (Gabe mariage ofan Rebel in Ge. 250-7 Fach iste och deat nthe al ws e+ ip ealig atti ‘ctr of tral ast tht aed tbe nied — 9 cl ‘arb sancione ty Serta BIC mt al he der ofthe canon wes that nortan acs drying of orl ie hat Sr at pests oa one tse ona epg Salling fhe enn wen soring ugh ueton of lr) ‘vedo and tance The cnt, ths ese, ot Ba ‘ome tix nly node ond anal the i Sth and Semonon the Mout, fers etd dears, "Yor ae ber od etsy tou etnias, ad he ‘ming the Spt a Petco al provi el vantage nt fn Clements of the sertraline tht were ase bee at “sven bitdig es te resent a ews ed eter ‘sing for he peopl of Gd) we Sel reso a araly parte. So ir ot ny he dry fhe enol wine ht ra ott he pacer of aura parce tho, mee ‘pea be ovement of erp eeson tat dle the ‘ot imprtant mn pwetunerbing fore of morale that rmscen are and plc ba re tna utd athe papel, he eps embotient the a of Gos st een “hn canon appach cn lp dtp hoe tern Sipe tht re normat,o dip the ptr ha ae arma, or preset For xml it aly arma the Od “Totamet fr ment be in potions of edenp. Bt a we ball ‘poe the est caper, re re some ig cept to that rl ptr ~ eps ht el to ueton wet he nora (cr pal) peor In thse pga abl ako be anata at Sarma (r pret). Ser hap 6 wate he wap ct if cdien derstood tbe orl pt ofan. Ye Scripta ewe eds tbe ase fen a sent bass {or ren cont wth common pater in mags of that a. ‘he nomatve een of mariage Smarty chapel pe he ‘onper dicusios of muiage an clic in Sepa Here ‘muag no enon a nora, at not nortan Jee ‘Sng a Gat” at 9) In al he ce,» apie ovis care vantage post fom wie th fname pater of ‘oll tht th ewes ~ abd tng cals ‘Sindy abe more day eae tere the prado tht eve the meso of this ok sre anol dicen 9 cree and teense bbl ite ema nl we ok radly men te enti ane ‘tn othe dein rms of liege nt sap nfl a ‘esata vio fr ana sey into whch cmt ay ad Sedan unons mht‘ anhan we oeablsh that der ie ‘pling exer tt et do feu ge the ame ie) {ero the caon of Sete for hoe ensrhing or fmol ne ‘hur sage Sones Gacuson of Sar tng cay and ‘meagre concider) ego aw ach af tae frm of ‘oxen nv lemets ht ae pra an nia ose Sele may trascvd. cultural boundaries ad speak more broadly 1 (ats perp oan piu ein of man Me: (ree sts” Ut soon speak moe det tout seseser eae ‘Midombipe tn x ancent wor and nally) expe. te ‘hor omasesiy and commited ay or stian sen, The pale te tore bead aie snd define cncpna chat ger onmpementay oo eer ats sch se mot ‘Bee see snd mmc cect ea nf pnd and ‘rly wi ptr neatin he inp at ison f ‘ayandtan peli thc, Summing Up same sex rim nthe ant werd dos a ie 0

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