Sex in the Hebrew Bible Noah, while Noah was passed out drunk in his tent. Sex in the Hebrew Bible Sex occurs frequently in the Hebrew Bible, with extensive laws regulating it. The Bible refers to homosexuality numerous times in both the Old Testament and New Testament (including by Jesus). Every place it is mentioned it is referred to in a negative light. The teaching from the Scriptures are clearly against homosexual behavior of any kind. Leviticus 18:22 says: Leviticus 20:13 states: These verses prohibits male homosexual acts. Ham’s actions in Genesis 9:20-25, are debated upon because of the vagueness of the script, but some
New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible : S–Z New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible is a five volume dictionary of the Bible. The volumes were released by Abingdon Press from 2006 to 2009. This work contains 8,400 articles written by 900 scholars from forty different countries. The general editor is Katharine Doob Sakenfeld, Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, NJ. According to Professor Sakenfeld, the purpose of this work is to provide "scholarship in the service of the church." Volume 1 : A–C Volume 2 : D–H Volume 3 : I–Ma Volume 4 : Me–R