Reputable Christian scholars are outright rejecting one author’s message that the Bible gives mixed and contradictory teachings on sex and sexuality.
Earlier this week, a Newsweek article entitled, “What the Bible Really Says About Sex,” brought attention to the work of Jennifer Wright Knust, author of Unprotected Texts: The Bible’s Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire.
Knust, a religion professor at Boston University, argues that there are cases in the Bible where premarital sex, homosexuality and prostitution is permissible, according to her book and the Newsweek piece.
Evangelical scholars say she fails to demonstrate authentic scholarship and correct biblical interpretation despite teaching religion and being an ordained American Baptist pastor.
“Jennifer Knuts offers a revisionist interpretation of the biblical texts. Her interpretation departs, not only from the traditional ways those texts are interpreted, but also from the true meaning of what the texts actually say,” Dr. Claude Mariottini, professor of Old Testament at Northern Baptist Seminary, told The Christian Post.
Source: Christian Post | Katherine T. Phan
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What the Bible Absolutely Does Not Say About Sex was originally published on praisecleveland.com