Questions tagged [sexuality]
Biblical texts addressing human sexuality.
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What were Asherah poles used for?
Were they used for worshippers to have cultic sex with each other? This is just speculation but since the Israelites tend to pair Asherah with Yahweh, wouldn't they try to re-enact their "marriage" in ...
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What is the difference between adultery, fornication, uncleanness & lasciviousness in Galatians 5:19
Galatians 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are
these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
What is the difference between adultery, fornication, uncleanness & ...
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Intimacy before marriage [closed]
Many pastors in today Christian world have strict rules for intimacy before marriage. Although I'm not against it, I prefer strong biblical references for any Christian principle that Christians ...
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In light of Exodus 22:16-17, does a man who seduces a virgin become her husband ipso facto?
My question was inspired by this, which was closed for being "off-topic" yet nevertheless contained some interesting food for thought.
Consider the following passage from Exodus.
(Exodus 22:16-17, ...
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Does Leviticus 18:19 say women should be put apart during the menstrual cycle for health reasons or for defilement? [closed]
Deliberate preaching of the "whole counsel of God" will naturally encourage pastoral caregivers to continue the important conversation in Leviticus 18 as it carefully illustrates the pitfalls and the ...
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Can Romans 1:26-27 'unnatural use' be understood as temple prostitution? Also, is lesbianism condemned here?
NOTE 1: I see people showing me their resoning that homosexuality deserves condemnation, I know that and fully endorse, the question is about meaning of these verses, not judgement of homosexuals, as ...
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What does “Porneia” mean? [closed]
Some say that the Greek word "πορνεία", "porneia", means sexual immorality in general, while others say that the word only describes sex outside of marriage. In the following passages, where the word ...
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In Matthew 19:10 why did Jesus' disciples ask Jesus if it is better not to marry?
There is a question, to Jesus, whether a man can divorce his wife for any reason.
Shammai and Hillel are the pharisees school of thought at that time.
Hillel the liberal jew says that you can ...
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In Proverbs 30:20 what is so evil about a woman wiping her mouth after she eats?
KJV Pro 30:20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and
wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
http://biblehub.com/proverbs/30-20.htm
If so, is this intended to ...
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What is the significance of copulating in the same place one was born (in Song of Songs)?
I can think of few times in the Song of Songs where the sexual union is strongly connected with the place of birth
8:5 (NIV):
Under the apple tree I roused you;
there your mother conceived ...
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Was Jacob so Sexually driven that He mistook Leah for Rachel?
In the biblical scripture reference below, would it be correct to say that Jacob is more driven by sexual urges than the overall need to be married for companionship? The reason I'm asking is because ...
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Why is “sacrificing children to Molek” part of the section discussing unlawful sexual relations?
In Leviticus 18, God tells Moses in detail what types of sexual relations — that, apparently, were practiced in Egypt (where they were brought out) and were being practiced in Canaan (where they are ...
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Why doesn't Leviticus 18 forbid a man from incest with his daughter?
Leviticus 18 goes through a whole litany of relationships, forbidding a man from incest with his mother, step-mom, granddaughter, sister or half-sister, step-sister, aunt, sister-in-law, etc... But ...
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Why doesn't the penalty in Leviticus 21:9 apply equally?
In Leviticus 21:9 (NIV), the text states
'If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she disgraces her father; she must be burned in the fire.'
Why is this limited only to a ...
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Does Deut. 28:30, 63 indicate God sometimes takes joy in rape?
Consider Deut. 28:30, 63 -
30 You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and rape her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, ...
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Is “rape” the correct interpretation of the “עִנִּיתָֽהּ” in Deuteronomy 21:10-14?
Deuteronomy 21:10-14 (NAU)
When you go out to battle against your enemies, and the LORD your God delivers them into your hands and you take them away captive, and see among the captives a ...
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Could the fall have been a sexual act?
In chapter 2 of Genesis the man and woman in Garden Eden are described. It says in the end:
Genesis 2:25 (ESV)
25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
Then the ...
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What is sacred prostitution?
What is the "sacred prostitution" mentioned in Deuteronomy 23:17 and then in I Kings 14:24? They mention it is something awful, but I cannot imagine what it is in the first place.
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Reuben lay with Bilhah. Did Naphtali too?
Genesis 35:22 states that Reuben lay with Bilhah:
It came about while Israel was dwelling in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. (NASB)
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Lev 18 - Is it “uncovering nakedness” or is it “having sexual relations with”?
In Leviticus 18, from verse 6 then on, there is a big chunk of passages about not "uncovering the nakedness" of relatives...or is it about not "having sexual relations with" them?
This link provides ...
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αρσενοκοίτης (Arsenokoites): Compound words in Greek
In two texts in The Bible, the word αρσενοκοίτης (Arsenokoites) appears.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom
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How to understand Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13
In Leviticus, there are two different texts which deal with homosexual intercourse. The first is in 18:22 and the second in 20:13 (all citations NIV):
Lev 18:22: Do not have sexual relations with ...
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“Adultery in your heart” verse
Matthew 5:27–28: Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη· οὐ μοιχεύσεις. ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν
ὅτι πᾶς ὁ βλέπων γυναῖκα πρὸς τὸ ἐπιθυμῆσαι αὐτὴν ἤδη ἐμοίχευσεν αὐτὴν
ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ.
“You heard it was said, ‘Do ...
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What does it mean to “not awaken love until it pleases”? [duplicate]
It says 3 times in Song of Solomon, "don't awaken love until it pleases". What does awakening love until it pleases exactly mean?
SOS 2:7 ESV I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the ...
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What did Paul mean by “Arsenokoitēs”? Was he condemning homosexual activity as we know it today?
The below two paragraphs often pop up when one discusses/debates about Biblical stance towards homosexuality.
“Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom
of God? Do not ...
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What implications does the expression “giving in marriage” have for the existence of sexuality after the ressurection?
In reading various different translations of the following passage (emphasis mine), I presume that Mathew indicates than there will be gender at the resurrection. Also a plain reading of the text ...
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In Psalm 45:14 what does it mean that “the virgins…shall be brought” to the king?
First of all, I'm a layperson.
Psalm 45:14 (KJV) "She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of
needlework; the virgins, her companions that follow her, shall be
brought unto Thee."
Hebrew ...
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Does Theophilus of Antioch's statement have any bearing on interpreting Mathew 5:28?
I found a quote on this site which calls into question the accuracy of Matthew 5:28 in the KJV according to a quotation of Theophilus of Antioch:
"ἡ δὲ εὐαγγέλιος φωνὴ ἐπιτατικώτερον διδάσκει περὶ ...
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Did Adam and Eve not have sex in the Garden of Eden?
In the first few chapters of Genesis, we see God create Adam and Eve and then tell them to reproduce.
Genesis 1:28 (NLT)
28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill ...
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Are we to consider texts such as Song of Songs 2:3 to be euphemistically sexual?
Any student of Hebrew will attest to the oft use of euphemistic phrases in the language (ie. "the way of women is upon me" and "cover his feet). Given the oft debated nature of the Song of Songs in ...
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Meaning of “sins against his body” in 1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
1 Corinthians 6:18
Please help me to understand this. Why are ...
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Is Deuteronomy 22:28 talking about rape?
Some folks assert that this passage describes the Torah's sole punishment for rape:
If a man comes upon a virgin who is not engaged and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered, the ...
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Is El-Shaddai “Sky God” where Sky==Breasts?
I found the name "El-Shaddai" mysterious, but while going over Genesis, found the following passage (Gen 49) Wikisource translation
From the god of your fathers, and he will help you, and the ...
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Did Ruth uncover Boaz' feet, or something else?
Naomi advises Ruth as follows, in Ruth 3:
One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home[a] for you, where you will be well provided for. 2 Now Boaz, with whose ...
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What was Onan's sin?
Genesis 38:6-11 (NJPS):
Judah got a wife for Er his first-born; her name was Tamar. But Er, Judah’s first-born, was displeasing to the Lord, and the Lord took his life. Then Judah said to Onan, “...
