As for his name—Joseph—well, Genesis 30:24 tells us that Rachel named him with the intention of saying, “may God add another son for me,” but it more literally means, “will add,” and kind of has that connotation of, “This kid is a lot,” or maybe just, “Extra.” Continue Reading
Is the eunuch of Acts 8 nonbinary? Obviously, in the Greek in which the original book of the Acts of the Apostles was written, and in the many commentaries in centuries since, the eunuch of Acts 8:26-40 is identified as… Continue Reading
What are the two visions in Acts 10-11 about, and what did they mean to early Christians? Acts 10-11 records the conversion of a Roman centurion by Peter the Apostle at the beginning of the Christian church. This story is the… Continue Reading
Is “hate the sin, love the sinner” found in the Bible? The phrase ‘hate the sin, love the sinner’ is not explicitly found in the Bible. The origins of this phrase come from two authors, St. Augustine and Mahatma Gandhi. The… Continue Reading
Queer Grace is a continually growing collection of resources on what it means to be LGBTQ and Christian. As we work to add new entries, we offer this list of resources. Queer Theology, “God Hates Shrimp? Leviticus, Homosexuality, Jubilee,… Continue Reading
How do we talk about the people of God?Inclusive language is the intentional use of words and phrases that include all participants. Worship in Christian churches has often been patriarchal, using masculine terms to refer to everyone — for example,… Continue Reading
What is inclusive language for God? Inclusive language for God is that which attempts to utilize and include the experiences of other folks and groups. Usually these groups are those which have been oppressed or otherwise ignored by the often… Continue Reading
What does Romans 1 say? Romans 1:18–27 contains the most apparently unequivocal condemnations of homosexuality in the New Testament. In this chapter, Paul says that when people have rejected the teachings of God, God in turn “gave them over to… Continue Reading
What is biblical literalism? The term “biblical literalism” refers to a strain of conservative religious thought that assumes the literal truth of the Bible, not only in matters of doctrine and theology, but in history and science as well. In… Continue Reading