: ancient Jewish and Christian notions of sexuality and religious community
/ Naomi Koltun-Fromm.
New York
: Oxford University Press
, 2010.
xii, 309 p.
, 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-292) and index.
In the beginning: holiness in the Bible -- Holy seed or holy deed: sexuality between holiness and purity in second temple literature -- Holiness perfected: Pauline constructs of holy community -- Mother-city of all evils: sexuality vs. holiness in early Syriac Christian literature -- Wedding garments and holy yokes: celibacy and holiness in Aphrahat the Persian sage -- Zipporah's complaint: Moses is not conscientious in the deed: exegetical traditions of Moses' celibacy -- Sanctify yourself: rabbinic notions of holiness and sexuality.