Open AccessRomans 1:18-32 amidst the gay-debate: Interpretative options
Author(s) -
Jeremy Punt
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
hts teologiese studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2072-8050
pISSN - 0259-9422
DOI - 10.4102/hts.v63i3.238
Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , argument (complex analysis) , meaning (existential) , perspective (graphical) , subject (documents) , epistemology , sociology , political science , philosophy , linguistics , art , computer science , medicine , library science , visual arts
The prominence of Romans 1:18-32 in the gay-debate is the subject of various and wide-ranging opinions as far as the most adequate interpretation of this passage. This contribution puts the debate about the text into perspective by surveying some recent alternative opinions on its meaning. It is established that two particular matters are most important in Romans 1:18-32 and the past and current debate on its interpretation: the argument according to “nature” and the nature of the infringement or error (Rm 1:27)