HOLY CENSORSHIP OR MISTRANSLATION? Hardcover

"Holy Censorship or Mistranslation? Love, Gender and Sexuality in the Bible" by K. Renato Lings challenges the common belief that negative Christian attitudes towards sexuality, particularly concerning LGBTQ+ individuals, are rooted directly in sacred scripture. Through meticulous scholarship and an accessible writing style, Lings argues that centuries of tradition and, crucially, early mistranslations into Greek, Latin, and other languages, as well as errors by modern translators, are responsible for these controversial interpretations. The book offers a close reading of the Bible and its key translations, aiming to show that the original texts do not condemn same-sex relationships as widely believed, thus recasting religion as a potential ally for queer emancipation rather than an adversary.