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Why isn’t the word SODOMITE in the NIV Translation?

First, some background etymology from Wikipedia: Sodomy (/ˈsɒdəmi/) is any non-penile/vaginal copulation-like act, such as oral or anal sex, or sex between a person and an animal. The word is derived from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in chapters 18 and 19 of the Book of Genesis in the Bible. The term comes from the Ecclesiastical Latin: peccatum Sodomiticum,Continue readingWhy isn’t the word SODOMITE in the NIV Translation?

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