Wrestling with God and Men

Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition

Paperback, 312 pages

English language

Published Feb. 24, 2005 by University of Wisconsin Press.

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978-0-299-19094-1
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Wrestling with God and Men is the product of Rabbi Steven Greenberg's ten-year struggle to reconcile his homosexuality with Orthodox Judaism. Employing traditional rabbinic resources, Greenberg presents readers with surprising biblical interpretations of the creation story, the love of David and Jonathan, the destruction of Sodom, and the condemning verses of Leviticus. But Greenberg goes beyond the question of whether homosexuality is biblically acceptable to ask how such relationships can be sacred. In so doing, he draws on a wide array of nonscriptural texts to introduce readers to occasions of same-sex love in Talmudic narratives, medieval Jewish poetry and prose, and traditional Jewish case law literature. Ultimately, Greenberg argues that Orthodox communities must open up debate, dialogue, and discussion-precisely the foundation upon which Jewish law rests-to truly deal with the issue of homosexual love. This book will appeal to all people of faith struggling to merge their belief in the …

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Subjects

  • Gender studies
  • Jewish studies
  • Judaism
  • Religion
  • Sociology
  • Gay Studies
  • General
  • Social Science / Gay Studies
  • Judaism - General