Category Archives: What the Bible Really Says

In the category posts and pages dealing with mistranslations and misunderstandings of the biblical text.

Is Male-Male Homosexuality Forbidden?

Posted on April 13, 2015 by mtpeterson1948

I’m in the process of moving a number posts and articles that appeared in a previous (local-hosted) version of this website. This paper (see link below) was written when I served on our synod’s committee studying the issue of gay … Continue reading →

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What the Bible Really Says: The Song of Songs

Posted on April 10, 2015 by mtpeterson1948

The intent of the author of the poem, The Song of Songs was not to express an allegorical representation of the mutual love between God and Israel. As a matter of history, it is much more likely that the idea that this … Continue reading →

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The Bible is Fiction

Posted on April 11, 2014 by mtpeterson1948

Rabbi, Dr. Lawrence Hoffman writes, Properly speaking, fiction is a judgment we make about literature, not about truth.  “There are plenty of factually true statements in almost all works of fiction,” says Terry Eagleton (The Event of Literature), “but it … Continue reading →

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As It Is Written

Posted on December 8, 2013 by mtpeterson1948

As It Is Written is the title of a column appearing monthly in the Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church’s Newletter. Its objective is to present, each month, a view of the Holy Scriptures rooted in the cultural milieu of the Ancient Near … Continue reading →

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