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The original Hebrew version is also not that original. The Hebrew Bible we have was written in the time of the 2nd temple we know that some passages were chang

The original Hebrew version is also not that original. The Hebrew Bible we have was written in the time of the 2nd temple we know that some passages were changed as the Dead Sea scrolls have slightly different versions also in Hebrew and we also know that some books that ended in it were likely written in Persian during the Babylonian exile period and then translated back into Hebrew. The Hebrew bible also omits some Jewish works like the books of the Macabees/Heshmonaim which were likely written in Greek. While the Hebrew bible has pretty much remained untouched for 2000 years its hard to know exactly how many edits and translation it had prior to that. It’s also important to note that as it was a work of litterateur the language could’ve have easily changed. For example a Platonic relationship during the time of Plato was an insult a tongue and cheek jab at the fact that Plato liked to take his students to a cave for some private tutoring; however the use of the term today is drastically different than shtooping young boys.

frittig 7y ago
If you are going to go down that path then you have to ask what is the Bible. I mean, you could say that the "original Bible" is the Code of Hammurabi from 1754 BC and say that the "original Bible" doesn't mention Homosexuality. But as you say, the Hebrew bible has pretty much remained untouched for 2000 years. We can go back about 400 years earlier if we include the Dead Sea scrolls. While there are some differences, so much is the same that there is no reason to assume that Homosexuality was added in at that point. I find it hard to believe that זכר meant anything other than male back when the Bible was written. זכר is use when referring to how people were made (Man and Woman were created), זכר is used when telling Noah what animals to bring on the ark (two by two came to Noah, to the ark, male and female), and when talking about what animals to sacrifice.

frittig 7y ago

If you are going to go down that path then you have to ask what is the Bible. I mean, you could say that the "original Bible" is the Code of Hammurabi from 1754 BC and say that the "original Bible" doesn't mention Homosexuality. But as you say, the Hebrew bible has pretty much remained untouched for 2000 years. We can go back about 400 years earlier if we include the Dead Sea scrolls. While there are some differences, so much is the same that there is no reason to assume that Homosexuality was added in at that point. I find it hard to believe that זכר meant anything other than male back when the Bible was written. זכר is use when referring to how people were made (Man and Woman were created), זכר is used when telling Noah what animals to bring on the ark (two by two came to Noah, to the ark, male and female), and when talking about what animals to sacrifice.