Created in the image of God and sexuality in early-Jewish writings

Created in the image of God and sexuality in early-Jewish writings

This article pays tribute to the contribution made by Yolanda Dreyer regarding critique on the prevalence of patriarchy in society, as well as her defence of homosexuality as a normal sexual orientation. Taking as point of departure her work on the woman as created in God’s image, it is argued that...

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Main Author: Ernest Van Eck
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2017-09-01
Series:HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Subjects:
homosex
homoeroric relations
image of God
early-Jewish literature
Online Access:https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/4636
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Created in the image of God and sexuality in early-Jewish writings
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
homosex
homoeroric relations
image of God
early-Jewish literature
author_facet Ernest Van Eck
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title Created in the image of God and sexuality in early-Jewish writings
title_short Created in the image of God and sexuality in early-Jewish writings
title_full Created in the image of God and sexuality in early-Jewish writings
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title_full_unstemmed Created in the image of God and sexuality in early-Jewish writings
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series HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
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2072-8050
publishDate 2017-09-01
description This article pays tribute to the contribution made by Yolanda Dreyer regarding critique on the prevalence of patriarchy in society, as well as her defence of homosexuality as a normal sexual orientation. Taking as point of departure her work on the woman as created in God’s image, it is argued that understanding the metaphor ‘created in God’s image’ as referring to rule over all, and not as created as man and woman, has important implications for the relationship between man and woman, as well as the normalisation of relationships between the same sex.
topic homosex
homoeroric relations
image of God
early-Jewish literature
url https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/4636
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