Thread: Biblical view of women - are they inferior to men?
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Old 02-21-2008, 06:10 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Grace View Post
No I am not saying that at all. Its just that you have to understand what the old test pertains to, especialy old test Jewish law.
Exactly.

Those passages in Leviticus describe laws for the Jewish people which are designed to encourage hygiene and good health.

Hence the rule against eating shellfish, which even today could be contaminated, or wearing fabrics which could cause skin rashes in a hot dusty climate.

And hence the clear mandate against homosexuality for the obvious health reasons.

The birth death and resurrection of Jesus ended the Old Covenant and created the New Covenant with God. However, many of the Old Testament rules still made a lot of sense for people living in those conditions at that time.

The immorality of homosexuality was reiterated by Paul in the book of Romans and elsewhere.

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