[B-Greek] Luke 17.34 homosexual?

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Wed Feb 13 05:26:48 EST 2008


On Feb 13, 2008, at 1:43 AM, Mitch Larramore wrote:

>
> LEGW hUMIN TAUTHi THi NUKTI ESONTAI DUO EPI KLINHS
> MIAS hO hEIS PARALHMFQHSETAI KAI hO hETEROS AFEQHSETAI
>
>
> Would a first century reader consider the masculines
> hO hEIS ...hO hETEROS (in one bed) as a likely
> reference to homosexuality? What should be implied
> with the hETEROS and not ALLOS? (In the next verses,
> the ones 'grinding' are put in the feminine.)

That's been argued by some, but I don't think it's a legitimate  
assumption. Multiple beds until relatively recent historical times  
were a luxury and beds were commonly shared without any special  
association with homosexuality.


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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