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Sex and religion in the Bible

9780300153774 (hardcover : alk. paper)

0300153775 (hardcover : alk. paper)

5-1000

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Sex and religion in the Bible

/ Calum Carmichael.

New Haven, CT

: Yale University Press

, 2010.

1003

xii, 210 p.

; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

"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. Rather than attempting a historical reconstruction, Carmichael brilliantly reveals the profound creativity of the biblical authors." "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. In doing so, they also make a compelling case for the integral link between sexual morality and Israelite identity."--BOOK JACKET.

Sex-- Biblical teaching.

Carmichael, Calum M.

20120822182706.0

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251648

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