Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Spine title: Homosexuality.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. What is homosexuality? -- Definitions of homosexuality -- The conditions separated from the act -- Homosexuality as natural -- The psychological thesis -- Homosexuality as a chosen sin -- What causes homosexuality? -- The genetic thesis -- Hormonal factors -- The prenatal thesis -- Psychosocial factors -- What do homosexuals do? -- 2. Old Testament historical background -- Egypt -- Babylon and Assyria -- Cult prostitute -- Canaanite and Hittite -- Canaanite practice

3. The texts of the Old Testament -- The use of scripture -- The Bible as opposed to homosexuality -- The Bible as condoning homosexuality -- Old Testament texts cited with reference to homosexuality -- The case of Sodom -- The Mosaic laws -- The idolatry thesis -- The outrage in Gibeah -- Secondary Old Testament texts cited with reference to homosexuality -- The case of Jonathan and David -- Noah and Ham -- Ruth and Naomi -- 4. New Testament historical background -- the classical setting -- Homosexuality in classical Greece -- Lesbianism in Greece -- The development of pederasty in classical Greece -- Charges of homosexuality as political handicap -- Plato and pederasty -- Plato's defense of pederasty versus sensualism and licentiousness -- The androgynous myth -- Homosexuality in Greek drama

5. New Testament historical background -- the Hellenistic world -- Pederasty and prostitution in later Greek practice -- The reaction of Hellenistic Judaism -- 6. The New Testament and homosexuality -- The social background of early Christianity: Form and context of anti-homosexual references -- Christians and social structure -- New Testament vice lists: Christian and non-Christian -- Primary New Testament texts cited with reference to homosexuality -- natural versus unnatural -- Meeting the Gnostic approach -- Secondary New Testament texts and homosexuality -- 7. Conclusions.