Category: Evangelical biblical reflections

 

What does the Bible say about homosexuality? What are the exegetical interpretations regarding the biblical passages that made us feel most uncomfortable? In this section, you will find insights that lead to a turning point compared to the position taken by many of our churches.

Traces of reflection / Evangelical biblical reflections

I dolori di Lazzaro

Testo del pastore Jione Havea*, pubblicato come “Lazarus Troubles”** in Bible Trouble: Queer Reading at the Boundaries of Biblical Scholarship, a cura di T.J. Hornsby e K. Stone, Society of Biblical Literature (Stati Uniti), nel gennaio 2011. Liberamente tradotto da Innocenzo Pontillo, volontario del Progetto Gionata. “E avvicinatosi, Gesù rotolò via la pietra dalla porta del sepolcro. E subito, entrato...

What does the Bible say? / Evangelical biblical reflections

On homosexuality biblical texts must be read in their context

Open Letter* of the Adventist Organization LGBTQ+ KINSHIP DA-CH ** sent to the managers of the Adventist Church of the seventh day of German language on October 4, 2024, part third. Freely translated by the volunteers of the Gionata project to date, the texts of the Old Testament and some epistles of Paul are often mentioned to condemn the people who live homosexual relationships. However, this approach is problematic, because not ...

Evangelical biblical reflections / Appointments

February/May 2025 in Naples and online with the ecumenical initiative "Women who read the word"

La Chiesa Valdese di Napoli in collaborazione con collaborazione con la diocesi di Napoli organizzano il ciclo di incontri “Donne che leggono la Parola”, un’iniziativa ecumenica che porta in primo piano la voce femminile nell’interpretazione e nella predicazione dei testi biblici. Un progetto di valorizzazione del ruolo delle donne nella Chiesa e nella società, ideato dalla storica Adriana Valerio per...

Traces of reflection / Evangelical biblical reflections

Si può essere cristiani e supportare il matrimonio gay?

Testo di John Elliott Lein*, pubblicato su Gay Marriage and the Bible (Stati Uniti) nel 2015. Liberamente tradotto dai volontari del Progetto Gionata. Che cosa dice la Bibbia sul matrimonio tra persone dello stesso sesso e l’omosessualità. Per la nostra generazione, questo è uno dei dibattiti più accesi nel cristianesimo evangelico americano. Molti avanzano prospettive diverse. Ho deciso di condurre...

Evangelical biblical reflections

Bible, gender, sexuality. Why we need to change the way we read the Bible

Text from James V. Brownson*'s book, Bible, gender, sexuality: reframing the church's debate on same-sex relationships, Eerdmans Publishing Company , 2013, chapter 1, part II, freely translated by the volunteers of the Jonathan Project It is relatively easy to understand the general principles of biblical interpretation. They seem sensible to us because, over the course of...

Evangelical biblical reflections

Bible, gender, sexuality. At what point is the discussion in churches on homosexual relationships?

Text taken from James V. Brownson's book, Bible, gender, sexuality: reframing the church's debate on same-sex relationships, Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2013, chapter 1, part I, freely translated by the volunteers of the Gionata Project The Churches find themselves stuck on the issue of homosexuality. In many North American evangelical denominations,…