▁to ▁p eder ast y , ▁which ▁would ▁today ▁be ▁right ly ▁identified ▁as ▁child ▁mol est ation . ▁Carter ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁lov ing ▁and ▁mut ual ▁hom osex ual ▁relationships ▁of ▁the ▁sort ▁we ▁see ▁today ▁were ▁either ▁none x istent ▁or ▁rare ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁century . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁ ▁John ▁and ▁Empire : ▁Initial ▁Ex pl or ations ▁( New ▁York : ▁T ▁& ▁T ▁Clark ▁International , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ). ▁ ▁Matthew : ▁Story t eller , ▁Inter pre ter , ▁Evangel ist , ▁Exp and ed ▁Re vised ▁Edition ▁( Pe ab ody , ▁MA : ▁Hend rick son , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁Pont ius ▁Pil ate : ▁Port ra its ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ▁Governor , ▁Inter faces ▁( Col lege ville , ▁M N : ▁Lit urg ical ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁ ▁O ▁Evangel ho ▁de ▁sa o ▁Mate us ▁( S ão ▁Paulo , ▁Brazil : ▁Paul us , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁ ▁Matthew ▁and ▁Empire : ▁Initial ▁Ex pl or ations ▁( H arr is burg , ▁PA : ▁Tr inity ▁Press ▁International , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ). ▁ ▁New ▁Pro clam ation : ▁Year ▁A , ▁ 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 2 , ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁D . ▁Jacob son , ▁C . J . ▁D emp sey , ▁J . P . ▁Heil