Sex Texts from the Bible

Selections Annotated & Explained

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2007
SkyLight Paths Publishing,US (Verlag)
978-1-68336-289-0 (ISBN)

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Encourages you to form your own opinion about what the Bible says about sex and gain a deeper understanding of your own sexuality.

A fresh look at the Bible reveals a richness of insight about sex and sexuality

For some people, the Bible’s perspectives on sex may seem too one-dimensional or antiquated to apply to modern-day life. Others may hold up the Bible as the ultimate moral guideline when it comes to sex and human sexuality. A close reading of the Bible reveals that while its rules and lessons about sex and sexuality may not be applicable to all people at all times, this sacred scripture does offer surprising insight into our modern sexual lives.

This intriguing guide demystifies the Bible, synthesizing basic historical, theological, literary and linguistic ideas about the Bible’s texts with our modern attitudes about sex. Thoughtful new translation and provocative commentary bridge the divide between biblical authority and our present-day views on gender roles, marriage, sexual orientation, virginity, lust and sexual pleasure. Drawing from Hebrew and Christian scripture, it examines the ways that the language of religion and the language of sex intersect.

Now you can discover what the Bible says about sex with no previous background in theology or religious history. This SkyLight Illuminations edition offers insightful and engaging commentary that explains the historical context and religious worldviews of those who wrote the Bible as well as the role their perspectives play in current social debates. You will be encouraged to form your own opinion about what the Bible has to say about sex and gain a deeper understanding of your own sexuality.

Teresa J. Hornsby is associate professor of religion at Drury University and is the director of Drury's Women and Gender Studies Program. A popular teacher, speaker and media consultant, she has published a wide variety of articles, essays and reviews on gender, sex and sexuality-related issues in biblical studies and religious life. Amy-Jill Levine is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of New Testament Studies and director of the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender and Sexuality at the divinity school and graduate department of religion, Vanderbilt University.

Erscheinungsdatum	14.07.2016
Reihe/Serie	SkyLight Illuminations
Mitarbeit	Kommentare: Theresa J. Hornsby
Übersetzer	Teresa J. Hornsby
Vorwort	Amy-Jill Levine
Verlagsort	Woodstock
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-68336-289-6 / 1683362896
ISBN-13	978-1-68336-289-0 / 9781683362890
Zustand	Neuware