Bible themes & topics from
a range of Christian viewpoints

• The transferability of sin: Punishing the innocent for the sins of the guilty
  
  
• Clobber passages -- those historically used to condemn homosexuality -- what they say and what they mean
  
  
• Bible passages which appear immoral by today's standards

Additional major themes in the Bible (in alphabetic order):

• Anti-semitic / anti-Judaic passages in the Bible
  
  
• Heaven, Hell, the afterlife
  
  
  • Descriptions of Hell in the New Testament (location and temperature)
    
    
  • Descriptions of Hell's other torments. A Catholic publication about Hell. Hells in other religions
    
    
  • Is Hell endothermic or exothermic. Is Hell hotter than Heaven?
    
    
• Origins: Of the species of life, the Earth itself, and the rest of the universe:
  
  
  • Comparisons between:
    • The Genesis creation story & the theory of evolution
      
      
    • The Genesis & Babylonian creation stories
      
      
    • Where and When Did the First Humans Live?
      
      
    • The two Genesis creation stories
      
      
  • References to creation beyond Genesis. Possible biblical references to evolution
    
    
  • Beliefs in the Earth's age: By old Earth creationists, young Earth creationists, & scientists
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  • How religious conservatives and liberals interpret the Bible's creation stories
    
    
  • Interpretations of Genesis 1:1: "In the beginning, God...."
    
    
  • The second creation story (Genesis 2:4 to 2:25), concerning the length of time creation took.
    
    
• Salvation
  
  
• Status of Women
  
  
• Ten Commandments

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Additional themes covered in the Bible (in alphabetic order):

• Abortion access
  
  
• Corporal punishment - spanking children
  
  
  • What, exactly, is the "rod" mentioned in the Bible? Part 1   Part 2
    
    
  • Is there ambiguity in the Bible about spanking?
    
    
• Death penalty / Capital Punishment
  
  
  • In the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)
    
    
    • More examples
      
      
  • In the Christian Scriptures
    
    
• Demons
  
  
• Divorce & remarriage
  • Biblical passages:
    • From the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)
      
      
      • Two passages from the books of Deuteronomy & Malachi
        
        
    • From the Christian Scriptures (New Testament)
      
      
• EOTWAWKI: (The End Of The World As We Know It), as prophesized by Jesus and Paul: Part 1  Part 2
  
  
• Healing: Can ONLY the Cross of Christ heal the divide in this nation? An essay donated by Susan Humphreys
  


• Inter-racial marriages
  
  
• Marriage and family structures; opposite-sex & same-sex
  
  
• Sex: Same-gender sexual activity:
  • Homosexual behavior -- the famous six "clobber passages" often used to condemn lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender pesons and sexuals (LGBT)
    
    
  • One writer's beliefs about homosexuality: a three part essay donated by John A. Dixon: Part 1  Part 2  Part 3
    
    
• Slavery
  
  
• Transsexuals, transgender persons and gender identity
  
  
• Wicca/Witchcraft
  
  
• Many other Bible topics

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