The Book is filled with narratives of sexual encounters, and contemporary readers have shown a wide interest in what it specifically says about this topic. Scholars have turned to rigorously examining the biblical texts from historical, theological, and ethical perspectives.

However, many clergy and laypeople continue to see these words (even the most cryptic, convoluted, and strange) as authentic literal statements. Furthermore, these misinterpreted texts are continually used to 'legislate morality' and promote 'family values' - selectively and misleadingly distorting what has been written.

As things stand, the gap between academic understandings of these texts and their popular approach today is significant. Before the Bible can be applied to modern issues, it is extremely important to take a careful look at what the Bible itself says - placing it within the contexts of the social worlds in which it was written. To truly understand what the Bible means, we must first determine what it meant when it was written and apply that to the lives we live, here and now. This is the mission of GOD AND SEX.