Paul and Ancient Views of Sexual Desire
Subtitle: PaulÆs Sexual Ethics in 1 Thessalonians 4, 1 Corinthians 7 and Romans 1 (Library of New Testament Studies)
Publisher: T. & T. Clark Publishers; T & T Clark
Published: August 8, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780567045386
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Books of the New Testament; Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament; Christian Theology - Ethics; Religion; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Christianity; Religious aspects; Sex; Sexual ethics
Description: "Paul and Ancient Views of Sexual Desire refutes the argument put forward by some scholars that Paul, in his sexual ethics, is in partial agreement with a current of thought in the Greco-Roman world that condemns sexual desire and advocates the elimination of such desire from marital sex. Ellis argues against not only this line of thought but also the attendant notion that this way of thinking underlies Paul's comments on homosexual activity in Romans 1. Through close analysis of numerous ancient passages relating to sexual desire, Ellis demonstrates that ancient thinkers tend to condemn not sexual desire in itself but excessive sexual desire and lack of self-control. Furthermore, he contends that ancient auditors would have been unlikely to see condemnation of sexual desire in Paul's words in 1 Thessalonians 4 or 1 Corinthians 7."--Bloomsbury Publishing.