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  2. Homosexuality in the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    The authors of the New Testament had their roots in the Jewish tradition, which is commonly interpreted as prohibiting homosexuality.A more conservative biblical interpretation contends "the most authentic reading of [Romans] 1:26–27 is that which sees it prohibiting homosexual activity in the most general of terms, rather than in respect of more culturally and historically specific forms of ...

  3. Lascivious behavior - Wikipedia

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    In American legal jargon, lascivious is a semi-technical term indicating immoral sexual actions and in certain cases, words or thoughts. It is often used in the legal description of criminal acts in which some sort of sexual activity is prohibited. The legal definition of the term varies greatly across jurisdictions, and has evolved ...

  4. The Bible and homosexuality - Wikipedia

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    The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and its traditional interpretations in Judaism and Christianity have historically affirmed and endorsed a patriarchal and heteronormative approach towards human sexuality, [5] [6] favouring exclusively penetrative vaginal intercourse between men and women within the boundaries of marriage over all other forms of human sexual activity, [5] [6] including ...

  5. Homosexuality in the Hebrew Bible - Wikipedia

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    The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and its traditional interpretations in Judaism and Christianity have historically affirmed and endorsed a patriarchal and heteronormative approach towards human sexuality, [5] [6] favouring exclusively penetrative vaginal intercourse between men and women within the boundaries of marriage over all other forms of human sexual activity, [5] [6] including ...

  6. Sex in the Hebrew Bible - Wikipedia

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    Two different words for prostitute occur in the Hebrew Bible, zonah (זונה) and kedeshah (קדשה). This led to the belief that kedeshah were not ordinary prostitutes, but sacred harlots who worked in fertility temples. [15] Tamar (Genesis) traded sex with her father-in-law Judah for ownership of a goat. Her motive was fulfilling what she ...

  7. Thou shalt not commit adultery - Wikipedia

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    Thou shalt not commit adultery" (Biblical Hebrew: לֹא תִנְאָף, romanized: Lōʾ t̲inʾāp̲) is found in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible. It is considered the sixth commandment by Roman Catholic and Lutheran authorities, but the seventh by Jewish and most Protestant authorities.

  8. Leviticus 18 - Wikipedia

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    This article needs attention from an expert in Bible. The specific problem is: the meaning of the chapter appears to be a controversial issue. WikiProject Bible may be able to help recruit an expert.

  9. Carnal knowledge - Wikipedia

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    The term derives from carnal, meaning "of the flesh", and the Biblical usage of the verb know/knew, a euphemism for sexual conduct.. One examples of this usage is in the first part of the Bible, the Book of Genesis, which describes how Adam and Eve conceived their first child: