Into Life: The Humanism of the Exodus
Into Life: The Humanism of the Exodus
Parashat Beshalach (Exodus 13:17–17:16)
This chapter argues that the reading of Parashat Beshalach of Exodus represents one's transition from slavery to liberty and upholds the value of life. However, Western religious fundamentalists teachings today—especially those that concern queer sexuality—disparage the value of life in this world in favor of the life after death. In contrasts, humanism embraces the value of life by embracing gay liberation. This acceptance is a fundamental affirmation of the goodness of human life and a rejection of the claim that the basic human impetus to love, and to express that love in an embodied way, is to be subjugated to something else.
Keywords: Parashat Beshalach, religious fundamentalists teachings, queer sexuality, gay liberation, humanism
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