Welcome to a Queer Look at the Bible!

This week’s lectionary readings:

• 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27 or Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15, 2:23-24
• Psalm 130 or Psalm 30
• 2 Corinthians 8:7-15
• Mark 5:21-43
• (optional Psalm reading: Lamentations 3:23-33)

This week’s QP:

Reading from the Hebrew Scriptures (Christian Old Testament) 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27: 3Rainbows (Very Gay!)

Reading from the Epistles: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15: 1Rainbows (Not very Gay at all!)

Reading from the Gospels: Mark 5:21-43: 2Rainbows ( A little bit Gay)

Overall QP: 3Rainbows!

The amount of Gay in the 2 Samuel Reading is so over the top that it outweighs all the other readings.

Notes or References:

Book: Jonathan Loved David, by Thomas Horner

Book: What the bible Really Says about Homosexuality, by Daniel Helminiak

• Both of these books have been around for a while and are good resources. I have met Daniel Helminiak and he is a great guy.

Website: Gay Christian 101

Same-Sex Couples in the Bible

The rest of the Jonathan and David story

• I have stuck to just the lectionary text this week, but there is far more to the story, and this is a good beginning to that.

Conservative and Liberal Interpretations

• If you decide to follow only one link this is an excellent choice. does a great job of describing the scripture at hand from both the conservative perspective as well as a liberal one.

Next Week’s Readings:

• 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 or Ezekiel 2:1-5
• Psalm 48 or Psalm 123
• 2 Corinthians 12:2-10
• Mark 6:1-13