<![CDATA[Queer Bible Stories]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/queer-bible-stories 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.

]]> RSS.com 2026.320.183334 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:20:10 GMT en 01dae0e3-7aa0-5946-b875-521b5f12bd6f https://media.rss.com/queer-bible-stories/20260322_020328_420cd60845a33da9e57554cf5c277001.png Queer Bible Stories https://rss.com/podcasts/queer-bible-stories yes Robyn Moore Robyn Moore Robyn Moore false serial podcast Los Angeles County, California, USA <![CDATA[Introduction]]> You are allowed to read the Bible queerly! In this brief introduction I will explain why and the approach I will be taking as I talk about the Bible. Welcome to Queer Bible Stories!

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/queer-bible-stories/2648443 718d3b88-2bda-40c9-aa6d-e665dda3b034 265 trailer 1 1 false Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:56:50 GMT <![CDATA[David and Jonathan]]> Were David and Jonathan lovers? I think so! Join me and guest speaker, Rob, as we talk about David and Jonathan's relationship and why we think it sounds like more than friendship.

Want to learn more about it? Here are the sources I used as I researched this episode:

Conway, Cameron. “Covenant This Part 1: Covenant Between Man and Man.” FaithWriters, 5 Oct. 2010, https://www.faithwriters.com/article-details.php?id=122339.

“David and Jonathan, Two Very ‘Special Friends.’” Yass, Jesus!, hosted by Danny Franzese and Azariah Southworth, 14 June 2020, Apple Podcasts, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-and-jonathan-two-very-special-friends/id1506093101?i=1000477897835.

Ellington, John. Kissing in the Bible: Form and Meaning. Oct. 1990, https://translation.bible/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ellington-1990-kissing-in-the-bible-form-and-meaning.pdf.

Wilson, Nancy. Our Tribe: Queer Folks, God, Jesus, and the Bible. HarperSanFrancisco, 1995, pp. 149–153.

Where in the Bible are we looking?

1 Samuel 18-23

2 Samuel 1

NSRVUE Translation (guests may use other translations)

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/queer-bible-stories/2648446 71702439-02bd-47b9-9da0-4c826cfd8571 1973 full 1 1 1 1 false Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:59:45 GMT <![CDATA[God's Gender]]> How can God be male if both men and women are described as being made in God's image? Spoiler alert, I don't think God is male! Austin and I talk about what that means about God and what that has to do with us.

Want to learn more about it? Here are the sources I used as I researched this episode:

DiMattei, Steven. Genesis 1 and the Creationism Debate: Being Honest to the Text, its Author, and His Beliefs. 1st ed. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2016. EBSCOhost.

Kime, Joel. “Why We Need to See God as Both Father and Mother – Our Identity: In God, Part 2.” Engaging Scripture, 7 Jan. 2020, https://joelkime.com/2020/01/07/god-is-both-father-and-mother-our-identity-in-god-part-2/.

Peeler, Amy. Women and the Gender of God. Reprint, Eerdmans, 2022. https://www.perlego.com/book/3471978.

Where in the Bible are we looking?

Genesis 1 and 2

Isaiah 66:12-13

Matthew 23:37

NSRVUE Translation (guests may use other translations)

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/queer-bible-stories/2648447 6be51e08-f762-471a-a9c2-5a3eae538a08 2018 full 1 1 2 2 false Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:48 GMT <![CDATA[Jesus]]> What was Jesus' sexuality? My take is that Jesus was asexual! Join me and Kaedyn as we discuss why this interpretation makes sense and is a powerful reframe for the queer community.

Want to learn more about it? Here are the sources I used as I researched this episode:

Chen, Angela. Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex. Beacon Press, 2020.

Where in the Bible are we looking?

John 1-21

NSRVUE Translation (guests may use other translations)

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/queer-bible-stories/2648452 7d27823e-fe05-438f-a781-8aaae12d88cd 1937 full 1 1 3 3 false Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:01:38 GMT <![CDATA[Ruth and Naomi]]> 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.

Want to learn more about it? Here are the sources I used as I researched this episode:

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, https://doi.org/10.1177/026009350605700103.

Krutzsch, Brett. "Un-Straightening Boaz in Ruth Scholarship." Biblical Interpretation, vol. 23, no. 4-5, 2015, pp. 541-52. Brill, https://doi.org/10.1163/15685152-02345P04.

Powell, Stephanie Day. Narrative Desire and the Book of Ruth. Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. Bloomsbury Collections, https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9780567678775.

Shore-Goss, Robert E., and Mona West, editors. The Queer Bible Commentary. 2nd ed., SCM Press, 2022.

Wilson, Nancy. Our Tribe: Queer Folks, God, Jesus, and the Bible. HarperSanFrancisco, 1995, pp. 153-157.

Where in the Bible are we looking?

Ruth 1-4

NSRVUE Translation (guests may use other translations)

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/queer-bible-stories/2648454 4d70966e-fbf3-401c-b1d2-d15494d37696 1643 full 1 1 4 4 false Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:02:04 GMT <![CDATA[Eunuchs]]> 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.

Want to learn more about it? Here are the sources I used as I researched this episode:

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, https://www.proquest.com/docview/305232754?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses.

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, https://doi.org/10.1177/0142064X05057772.

Wilson, Nancy. Our Tribe: Queer Folks, God, Jesus, and the Bible. HarperSanFrancisco, 1995, pp. 120-134

Where in the Bible are we looking?

Matthew 19:1-12

Acts 8:26-40

NSRVUE Translation (guests may use other translations)

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/queer-bible-stories/2648459 371f5209-1a85-479a-bceb-6086565367e8 1431 full 1 1 5 5 false Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:02:58 GMT <![CDATA[Paul]]> 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.

Want to learn more about it? Here are the sources I used as I researched this episode:

Chen, Angela. Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex. Beacon Press, 2020.

Deming, Will. Paul on Marriage and Celibacy: The Hellenistic Background of 1 Corinthians 7. 1991. University of Chicago, PhD dissertation. ProQuest, www.proquest.com/docview/303967257.

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, https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/encyclopedia-chapter?docid=b-9780567691989&tocid=b-9780567691989-chapter11.

Where in the Bible are we looking?

Acts 7-13

1 Corinthians 6-7 and 13

NSRVUE Translation (guests may use other translations)

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