Alex by any other name. (reader forum).Being a student of Alexander the Great, I read Mike Goodridge's article with interest ["Alexander the Gay?" September 17]. I fall into that category of students and scholars of Alexander who believe the terms gay and bisexual wouldn't have had any meaning to Alexander. Yet there is plenty of support to the claim that Alexander had relations with men and women, and certainly Haphaestion has to be numbered among those whom Alexander loved the most. While it shouldn't be the central theme of any film about Alexander, it would be terribly wrong to gloss over Verb 1. gloss over - treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" or skip Alexander's sexuality in any true coverage of the man. Rick Bodnar, Tampa, Fla. Goodridge writes, "Since Alexander lived in a pre-Christian world, some scholars argue that contemporary terms such as gay or bisexual are not even relevant." The truth is that there is much controversy among biblical scholars as to the meanings of Hebrew and especially Greek terms used in both the Hebrew scriptures Hebrew Scriptures pl.n. Bible The Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings, forming the covenant between God and the Jewish people that is the foundation and Bible of Judaism while constituting for Christians the Old Testament. and the New Testament, terms often translated as homosexual or fornicator for·ni·cate intr.v. for·ni·cat·ed, for·ni·cat·ing, for·ni·cates To commit fornication. [Late Latin fornic . Many agree these terms refer to acts of sexual violence--not to sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. . Pre-Christian? More like pre-Victorian. Mark Sedio, St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn. |
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