Transgender, Intersex, and Biblical Interpretation

In this volume Hornsby and Guest introduce readers to terms for the various identities of trans people and how the Bible can be an affirmation of those deemed sexually other by communities. This book offers readings of well known (e.g., Gen 1; Revelation) and not so well known (2 Sam 6; Jer 38) narratives to illustrate that the Bible has been translated and interpreted with a bias that makes heterosexuality and a two sex, two gender system natural, and thus divinely ordained. The authors present examples that show gender was never a binary, and in the Bible gender and sex are always dynamic categories that do, and must, transition.

Author: Teresa J. Hornsby, Deryn Guest
Publisher: SBL Press
Published: 06/23/2016
Pages: 132
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d
ISBN13: 9781628371352
ISBN10: 1628371358
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | General
- Religion | Biblical Studies | Exegesis & Hermeneutics
- Religion | Sexuality & Gender Studies

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