Queer Bible Stories
Claim This Podcastby Robyn Moore
Podcast Overview
<p>Have you ever struggled to find yourself in the Bible? It turns out the Bible is full of queer people, we have just been trained not to see them! Tune in to hear the Bible stories you heard growing up interpreted in a whole new way. From David to Jesus and beyond, we will discuss ways to read their stories queerly and the power that comes from seeing your own identity reflected in the text. </p>
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March 23, 2026
Paul
<p>Paul was famously celibate, but what if he was actually asexual? Join Octavia and me as we discuss what the difference is, why it matters, and what it means for us.</p><p></p><p>Want to learn more about it? Here are the sources I used as I researched this episode:</p><p>Chen, Angela. Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex. Beacon Press, 2020.</p><p>Deming, Will. Paul on Marriage and Celibacy: The Hellenistic Background of 1 Corinthians 7. 1991. University of Chicago, PhD dissertation. ProQuest, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.proquest.com/docview/303967257">www.proquest.com/docview/303967257</a>.</p><p>Roetzel, Calvin J. "Singleness and Celibacy." T&T Clark Handbook to the Historical Paul, edited by Ryan S. Schellenberg and Heidi Wendt, T&T Clark, 2022, pp. 155–66. Bloomsbury Collections, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/encyclopedia-chapter?docid=b-9780567691989&tocid=b-9780567691989-chapter11">https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/encyclopedia-chapter?docid=b-9780567691989&tocid=b-9780567691989-chapter11</a>.</p><p></p><p>Where in the Bible are we looking?</p><p>Acts 7-13</p><p>1 Corinthians 6-7 and 13</p><p>NSRVUE Translation (guests may use other translations)</p>
March 23, 2026
Eunuchs
<p>The Bible is full of gender non conforming people: the eunuchs! Join Leo and me to learn more about who the eunuchs were and what we can learn from how they are presented in the Bible.</p><p></p><p>Want to learn more about it? Here are the sources I used as I researched this episode:</p><p>Everhart, Janet S. The Hidden Eunuchs of the Hebrew Bible: Uncovering an Alternate Gender. 2003. The Iliff School of Theology and University of Denver, PhD dissertation. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.proquest.com/docview/305232754?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses">https://www.proquest.com/docview/305232754?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses</a>.</p><p>Hester, J. David. "Eunuchs and the Postgender Jesus: Matthew 19.12 and Transgressive Sexualities." Journal for the Study of the New Testament, vol. 28, no. 1, Sept. 2005, pp. 13-40. SAGE Journals, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0142064X05057772">https://doi.org/10.1177/0142064X05057772</a>.</p><p>Wilson, Nancy. Our Tribe: Queer Folks, God, Jesus, and the Bible. HarperSanFrancisco, 1995, pp. 120-134</p><p></p><p>Where in the Bible are we looking?</p><p>Matthew 19:1-12</p><p>Acts 8:26-40</p><p>NSRVUE Translation (guests may use other translations)</p>
March 23, 2026
Ruth and Naomi
<p>Lesbian lovers? Polyamory? What is happening with Ruth and Naomi? Listen in as Nina and I discuss some possible ways to understand the love between these two women.</p><p></p><p>Want to learn more about it? Here are the sources I used as I researched this episode:</p><p>Keita, Schadrac, and Janet W. Dyk. "The Scene at the Threshing Floor: Suggestive Readings and Intercultural Considerations on Ruth 3." The Bible Translator, vol. 57, no. 1, Jan. 2006, pp. 37-48. SAGE Journals, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1177/026009350605700103">https://doi.org/10.1177/026009350605700103</a>.</p><p>Krutzsch, Brett. "Un-Straightening Boaz in Ruth Scholarship." Biblical Interpretation, vol. 23, no. 4-5, 2015, pp. 541-52. Brill, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1163/15685152-02345P04">https://doi.org/10.1163/15685152-02345P04</a>.</p><p>Powell, Stephanie Day. Narrative Desire and the Book of Ruth. Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. Bloomsbury Collections, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9780567678775">https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9780567678775</a>.</p><p>Shore-Goss, Robert E., and Mona West, editors. The Queer Bible Commentary. 2nd ed., SCM Press, 2022.</p><p>Wilson, Nancy. Our Tribe: Queer Folks, God, Jesus, and the Bible. HarperSanFrancisco, 1995, pp. 153-157.</p><p></p><p>Where in the Bible are we looking?</p><p>Ruth 1-4</p><p>NSRVUE Translation (guests may use other translations)</p>
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<p>Have you ever struggled to find yourself in the Bible? It turns out the Bible is full of queer people, we have just been trained not to see them! Tune in to hear the Bible stories you heard growing up interpreted in a whole new way. From David to Jesus and beyond, we will discuss ways to read their stories queerly and the power that comes from seeing your own identity reflected in the text. </p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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