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How should we understand the unusual Greek word " arsenokoitas " that Paul uses in the New Testament to describe homosexuals? Is there any way to translate the word so that it refers to something other than men who have sexual relations with men? Does the Greek word " arsenokoitai " really refer to homosexuality? Kevin DeYoung That word is an unusual word. It’s a new word; we don’t know of any other instances of the word until Paul coins the word in 1 Corinthians 6 and 1 Timothy 1. It’s a compound word: “arsen” means man and “koite” or “koitas” or “koitai”—depending on a verb or a noun—means bed. It’s men who bed with other men. It’s quite clear that Paul has coined this word from Leviticus 18 and Leviticus 20. Even if you don’t know any Greek, you could find online or pull up the Greek transliteration of these two verses. Look at the Septuagint, which is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, and then just look at the Greek for the necessary passage ...

Agosto 2016 Andreas J. Köstenberger, Margaret Elizabeth Köstenberger Fuimos creados varón y mujer por designio divino Según el relato de la creación del Génesis, Dios creó a la humanidad hombre y mujer (Gn 1:26-28). La masculinidad y la feminidad son creaciones, no contratos. Son instituidos divinamente y no definidos socialmente. Por lo tanto, nuestra identidad de género no puede renegociarse del mismo modo que refinanciamos una hipoteca o cambiamos la fecha de una cita. Dios nos creó y somos sus criaturas, tanto hombres como mujeres. Fuimos creados varón y mujer a imagen de Dios El diseño de género binario de la humanidad como hombre y mujer refleja de alguna manera misteriosa la naturaleza de Dios. Aunque comparten una humanidad común, el hombre y la mujer son únicos y complementarios más que idénticos. Esta complementariedad, a su vez, refleja una faceta de la propia naturaleza de Dios. También Dios es una unidad dentro de la diversidad (tres en uno, igual en persona, dis...

Aug 2016 by: Andreas J. Köstenberger, Margaret Elizabeth Köstenberger We were created male and female by divine design According to the Genesis creation account, God created humanity male and female (Gen 1:26–28). Maleness and femaleness are creational, not contractual. They are divinely instituted rather than socially defined. Thus our gender identity cannot simply be renegotiated the way in which we refinance a mortgage or reschedule an appointment. God created us, and we are his creatures, both men and women. We were created male and female in God’s image Humanity’s binary gender design as male and female reflects in some mysterious way the nature of God. While sharing a common humanity, the man and the woman are unique and complementary rather than identical. This complementarity, in turn, reflects a facet of God’s own nature. God, too, is a unity within diversity (three in one, equal in personhood, distinct in role). This unity in diversity is beautifully reflected in hu...