{"id":1907,"date":"2026-06-22T11:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rainbowchristianhub.org\/?page_id=1907"},"modified":"2026-06-22T11:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:12:47","slug":"jim-brownson-university-professor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rainbowchristianhub.org\/index.php\/jim-brownson-university-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Brownson, University Professor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jim Brownson, University Professor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Jim Brownson is the James and Jean Cook Professor of New Testament at Western Theological Seminary (Holland, MI), husband, father, and friend. \u00a0He\u2019s the author of a number of books, including most recently\u00a0Bible, Gender, Sexuality: \u00a0Reframing the Church\u2019s Debate on Same-Sex Relationships\u00a0(Eerdmans, 2013). \u00a0He blogs here on topics related to the Greek text of the lectionary, his most recent book, as well as on theological education, the life of the church, and a few other topics that may catch his interest.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/bible-gender-sexuality-james-v-brownson\/1113122730?ean=9781467437370\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-row alignfull  root-eb-row-osjfv\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-row-osjfv \"><div class=\"eb-row-root-container eb-row-osjfv\" data-id=\"eb-row-osjfv\"><div class=\"eb-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-row-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-u2sju\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-u2sju \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-u2sju\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"913\" src=\"https:\/\/rainbowchristianhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/James-Brownson.jpg\" alt=\"Bible, Gender, Sexuality\" class=\"wp-image-1908\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:contain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rainbowchristianhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/James-Brownson.jpg 596w, https:\/\/rainbowchristianhub.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/James-Brownson-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-sq3no\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-sq3no \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-sq3no\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"border:1px solid #e4e4e4; border-radius:12px; padding:20px; margin:20px 0; background:#ffffff; box-shadow:0 4px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);\">\n\n  <h3 style=\"color:#d87407; margin-top:0;\">Bible, Gender, Sexuality<\/h3>\n\n  <p><strong>Reframing the Church\u2019s Debate on Same-Sex Relationships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n  <p>\n    James V. 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