Aristophanes, Demosthenes and others used the term porneia(pornee) mainly in reference to prostitution. Its root word means, 'to sell'f. The Old Testament focuses mainly on one form of illicit sex act: adultry. There are numerous rules on the OT, and Leviticus 18:22 is just one of them. By the 1st century, Jewish/'Christian' writers of the NT used the term porneia to mean all illicit sex acts and especially prostitution. It was an easy term to use when mentioning naughty sex acts. Sure, Jesus affirmed Leviticus 18:22, but also so much more. With the exception of Leviticus 18:22, all of the illicit sex mentioned in the Bible is heterosexual. For example, raping children was very bad, but only if they were Jewish children. That's why Trump's not been struck by lightning. He raped only goy children, to my knowledge.
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Aristophanes, Demosthenes and others used the term porneia(pornee) mainly in reference to prostitution. Its root word means, 'to sell'f. The Old Testament focuses mainly on one form of illicit sex act: adultry. There are numerous rules on the OT, and Leviticus 18:22 is just one of them. By the 1st century, Jewish/'Christian' writers of the NT used the term porneia to mean all illicit sex acts and especially prostitution. It was an easy term to use when mentioning naughty sex acts. Sure, Jesus affirmed Leviticus 18:22, but also so much more. With the exception of Leviticus 18:22, all of the illicit sex mentioned in the Bible is heterosexual. For example, raping children was very bad, but only if they were Jewish children. That's why Trump's not been struck by lightning. He raped only goy children, to my knowledge.
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