Unprotected Texts The Bible's Surprising Contradictions about Sex and Desire

Name: Unprotected Texts The Bible's Surprising Contradictions about Sex and Desire
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ISBN: 9780061725395

ISBN-10: 0061725390

ISBN-13: 9780061725395

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jennifer Wright Knust

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Bible scholar Jennifer Wright Knust addresses the big questions that dominate today's discussions and debates when it comes to sex and the Bible: Is premarital sex a sin? When, and in what contexts, is sexual desire appropriate? With whom can I legitimately have sex? Are same-sex relations permissible? In an era where the phrases, "the Bible says," and "God says," are so often exploited, it is time to consider what the Bible actually does—or does not—say about monogamy, polygamy, homosexuality, gender roles, and sex.Unprotected Texts directly and pointedly takes on widely shared misconceptions about sex, arguing that the Bible cannot—and should not—serve as a rulebook for sexual morality,…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 2/7/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.02" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



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 …


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index