In search of Jesus' gay lover. (Research).Was Jesus gay? That controversial question, subject of a 1992 book by J. Robert Williams For other persons of the same name, see Williams (surname). Robert Williams is the name of
Terrence McNally (born November 3 1939 , continues to spur debate--including two recent scholarly works supporting the idea. In The Man Jesus Loved: Homoerotic ho·mo·e·rot·ic adj. 1. Of or concerning homosexual love and desire. 2. Tending to arouse such desire. Adj. 1. Narratives From the New Testament, published by Pilgrim Press in May, Theodore W. Jennings Jr., a United Methodist minister who heads gay and lesbian studies at Chicago Theological Seminary seminary Educational institution, usually for training in theology. In the U.S. the term was formerly also used to refer to institutions of higher learning for women, often teachers' colleges. , uses biblical passages to argue that Jesus had a gay lover and blessed same-sex relationships. Rollan McCleary came to a similar conclusion while studying at the University of Queensland The University of Queensland (UQ) is the longest-established university in the state of Queensland, Australia, a member of Australia's Group of Eight, and the Sandstone Universities. It is also a founding member of the international Universitas 21 organisation. in Australia. He recently finished a doctoral thesis that uses scripture and biblical translations to argue that Jesus and three or four of his chosen disciples were gay. The two works have drawn swift criticism from conservative biblical scholars. "The idea that Jesus was a homosexual or engaged in homosexual acts is complete nonsense," scoffed prominent Presbyterian theologian Robert A.J. Gagnon, in reference to Jennings's book. |
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