Unprotected texts :the Bible's surprising contradictions about sex and desire /Jennifer Wright Knust.

Book

Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Description

Introduction :Why the Bible is not a sexual guidebook --The Bible and the joy of sex : desire in and out of control --Biblical marriage : there is no single view on marriage presented in the Bible --The evil impulse : disordered and ordered desire --Sexual politics : God's wife, cursing the Canaanites, and biblical sex crimes --Strange flesh : the sons of God and the daughters of men --Bodily parts : circumcision, semen, and the products of a woman's womb --Conclusion :So I hear you have five husbands... 343 p. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

Knust, Jennifer Wright

Place Published

City

New York

Date Published

2011

Publication Subjects

Bible--Criticism. Sex--Biblical teaching.

Call No.

680.S5K58 2011

ISBN

9780061725586 (hardback), 0061725587 (hardback), 9780061725395 (paperback), 780061725395 (paperback)

LCCN

2010027064

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.