Progressive Impastor: ‘[Jesus] Was 30 Years Old, No Wife, No Job, Hung Out with 12 Other Dudes- That’s Pretty Queer’

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UNKNOWN: "How queer was Jesus? He wasn’t an observant Jew, but he was 30 years old, no wife, no job, hung out with 12 other dudes. That’s pretty queer. Queering the Bible takes Jesus and other outsiders and religiously stigmatized folks in the past and juxtaposes them with contemporary queer folks and Christians, realizing that despite our past cultural differences, sexual and gender differences, that we share similar histories of out-of-placeness or vilified sexualities and gender diversities. Jesus Kingdom practice is queer in the sense it questions identities and blurs distinctions. Luke presents Jesus as leaving the patriarchal household and challenging both cultural hierarchies in his egalitarian meals, transgressing gender roles and radical inclusion of outsiders."