Homosexuality in the Hebrew Bible Homosexuality in the Hebrew Bible Some relationships in the Hebrew Bible have been described as homosexual, though not all without some dispute, and makes references to certain male homosexual acts. The harshest condemnation of male homosexuality - specifically, of anal-penetrative sexual behavior - is found in Leviticus, where it is described as an "abomination". Genesis chapters 18 and 19 are concerned with the immorality of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the judgement that must be imposed. The New International Version (NIV) of reads: In Genesis 19:5 the Hebrew word "yada" is translated "relations" in the New American Standard
Museum of the Bible Roman Catholicism: A blog article in "The Economist" criticized the Museum of the Bible for allegedly taking into consideration Protestant, Jewish and Roman Catholic views, but ignoring the views of Orthodox Christianity and not mentioning the "impact of the Bible on Islam" or taking into account the opinions of scholars who do not consider that the Bible contains a coherent story. On the contrary, Thomas L. McDonald stated that "The Museum of the Bible is telling the story of the holy book in all of its complexity. One display details all the various canons of Scripture, from Jewish to Ethiopic,