The New Testament and homosexuality? Part 2 : the traditions influencing Paul's thinking in Romans 1

Abstract

In this, the second of two parts of a continuous argument, the focus falls on the various traditions that could have influenced Paul's thinking behind his statement in Romans 1 about same-gender sexual relations and draws conclusions to the developed argument on the prevalence of homosexuality in the New Testament era. The social system within which and from which his statements had meaning is considered in the first part of this argument, which appeared in Verbum et Ecclesia 23 (1) 2002.