Jesus & Androgyny
Recently, I’ve found myself thinking about Jesus. I’ve been at odds with his followers for most of my life, but I’ve always had respect for Jesus himself. Lately I’ve been realizing that most of my understanding of Jesus is second-hand, that I’ve never read any of the New Testament myself. So I’ve been thinking about buying a bible. I have thought about this before, but I always got stumped when trying to pick a translation. It seems they’ve got one for every day of the year. But just today I discovered that there are a few inclusive language versions out there. I spent a good while researching them, but it’s really hard to wade through the endless river of you’re-going-to-burn-in-hell-for-suggesting-that-God-has-no-gender pages out there. In the end, I settled on The New Testament and Psalms: An Inclusive Version by Oxford University Press. It seems to be the most reputable edition that de-genders God and I found a “like new” copy on Half.com for $0.99. So, we’ll see how this whole Jesus thing works out.