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Summary: Silly, empty-headed, and pretentious
Review: This is the silliest, most ridiculous book I've ever read, written by a sad, self-loathing gay man, and full of tortured logic and profound bigotry. I am a serious Christian and this book is an insult to Christians everywhere, painting Christianity as nasty, empty-headed, exlusionary biogtry. If this had been written in the 1950s, we could have excused its ignorance and foolishness, but today there is no excuse for it. As a Christian, it embarrasses me, and as a human being, it fills me with pity for its unhappy author. Don't waste your time or money.
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Summary: Unscholarly work
Review: This title by Mr. Dallas is yet another example of his lack of theological though (or training), his lack of scholarly training in exgesis, and his lack of love for all of God's people. As a biblical language scholar and a theologian I find nothing redeeming and nothing of truth in this title nor any title by Mr. Dallas.
Rating:
Summary: Unscholarly work
Review: This title by Mr. Dallas is yet another example of his lack of theological though (or training), his lack of scholarly training in exgesis, and his lack of love for all of God's people. As a biblical language scholar and a theologian I find nothing redeeming and nothing of truth in this title nor any title by Mr. Dallas.
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Summary: not bad
Review: What can I say of Joe Dallas? Obviously he is an excellent writer and wordsmith! However, great wordsmith or not, Dallas' book, A Strong Delusion, IMHO, represents his own self-"delusion." Dallas' book is written with the presumption that the Bible "clear" in its alleged anti-gay stance. He does not cover all angles and the book is out-dated since newer essays refute the anti-gay view. Dallas' excellent presentation of his views are all too often perverted by his pseudoscientific arguments coupled with an obvious outdated mind frame of pro-gay theology. For example, Dallas, following Wright, assumes that Paul derived the much disputed word arsenokoitai from the LXX of Leviticus 20:13. This approach strains Dallas' own credibility since the LXX refutes the anti-gay interpretation of Jude 6-7, which, of course, Dallas tries, unsuccessfully, to defend. Even if Dallas were correct about Paul's derivation of arsenokoitai (which is highly questionable), he fails to take into account how most scholars interpret Leviticus 18-20. In my view, I think this work should be reviewed by anyone interested in the topic.
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Summary: Solid , biblical presentation of a very sensitive subject
Review: Written with the determination to speak the truth in love, Joe Dallas has accomplished what he set out to do. The gay-christian stance is a very serious issue facing believers and society in general.....it is shot through with emotion, anger and most sadly of all, pride. I am indebted to the author for giving me a deeper understanding of both "sides" and for handling this topic with such consideration and concern.
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