Gospels do not reference Lev 18:22 and/or Lev 20:13

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It has been noted that in all of Jesus’ statements, as recorded in the Gospels, there is no reference to Lev 18:22 or Lev 20:13.

There are two reasons for this: 

1.     The texts were not re-vising the law, nor were they restating it for an audience that had not received it.

2.     Given how volatile the social and political situation was, the  ancient world DID NOT CARE ABOUT SEXUALITY.  They cared about ownership of progeny.  Since it had been successfully established (via Ruth and 1 and 2 Samuel) that same-gender contracts did not automatically mean a disowning of progeny, the matter was not one that needed clarification and restatement.

We find the matter of contractuality referenced in only one instance in the gospels:  in Luke, the meeting with the woman at the well refers to the levirate contract (which had already been demonstrated as a legal problem in the Tamar/Judah narrative).