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: 9780061725586

ISBN-10: 0061725587

ISBN-13: 9780061725586

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jennifer Wright Knust

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When it comes to sex and the Bible, sound bites will not do. Written over the course of more than 2,000 years, the books of the Bible offer many different and conflicting versions of marriage, love, and gender roles. Indeed, despite popular claims to the contrary, the Bible cannot-and should not-serve as a rulebook for sexual morality. A top biblical scholar, Knust sheds much-needed light on what the Bible actually says about sex, sexuality, and desire, and how we should interpret those thorny verses today. With clarity and precision, Knust addresses the big questions people continue to ask: Is premarital sex a sin? When, and in what contexts, is sexual desire appropriate? With whom can I…

Book details

List price: $25.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/25/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.13" tall
Weight: 1.100
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