The opponents of legal recognition for same-sex marriage
frequently appeal to a "Judeo-Christian" tradition. But does it
make any sense to speak of that tradition as a single teaching on
marriage? Are there elements in Jewish and Christian traditions
that actually authorize religious and civil recognition of same-sex
couples? And are contemporary heterosexual marriages well supported
by those traditions?
As evidenced by the ten provocative essays assembled and edited
by Mark D. Jordan, the answers are not as simple as many would
believe. The scholars of Judaism and Christianity gathered here
explore the issue through a wide range of biblical, historical,
liturgical, and theological evidence. From David's love for
Jonathan through the singleness of Jesus and Paul to the all-male
heaven of John's Apocalypse, the collection addresses pertinent
passages in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament with scholarly
precision. It reconsiders whether there are biblical precedents for
blessing same-sex unions in Jewish and Christian liturgies.
The book concludes by analyzing typical religious arguments
against such unions and provides a comprehensive response to claims
that the Judeo-Christian tradition prohibits same-sex unions from
receiving religious recognition. The essays, most of which are in
print here for the first time, are by Saul M. Olyan, Mary Ann
Tolbert, Daniel Boyarin, Laurence Paul Hemming, Steven Greenberg,
Kathryn Tanner, Susan Frank Parsons, Eugene F. Rogers, Jr., and
Mark D. Jordan.
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