Sex and religion in the Bible / / Calum Carmichael

• Autore: Carmichael Calum M
• Pubblicazione: New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Disciplina: 220.8/3067
• Soggetto topico: Sex - Biblical teaching; Sex in the Bible
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Procreation -- 2. The Marriage at Cana -- 3. A Sexual Encounter -- 4. Seduction -- 5. Contamination -- 6. Adultery -- 7. The Suspected Adulteress -- 8. Incest -- 9. Desexing -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index of References -- Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: If we look to the Bible for historical accounts of ancient life, we make a profound error. So contends Calum Carmichael in this original and incisive reading of some of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament's most famous narratives. Sifting through the imaginative layers of these texts with an uncanny sensitivity and a panoptic critical eye, he unearths patterns connecting disparate passages, providing fascinating insights into how ideas were expressed, received, and transformed in the ancient Near East. Ranging from Jacob's encounter with Leah to the marriage at Cana to Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well, these readings demonstrate the remarkable subtlety and sophistication of the biblical views on marriage, sexuality, fertility, impurity, creation, and love.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sex and religion in the Bible
• ISBN: 1-299-46398-3; 0-300-15378-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819824003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II