I have decided to write about chapter 1, in the book of Romans, specifically verses 26 to 27. Sex in ancient times was very culturally different than how it is in our current culture, mainly due to how we view and classify sexual behaviors. Citizens of Athens often portrayed sex, not as a mutually enjoyed act between two people, but instead as an “action performed by one person upon another” (Halperin, 29). Ancient sex classifications did not use sexual orientation differences, such as heterosexual or homosexual, but instead relied on a form of social status. According to Halperin, “Sexual partners came in two significantly different kinds – not male and female but “active” and “passive” dominant and submissive” (Halperin, 33). Elite male
