Till the heart sings
Subtitle: a biblical theology of manhood and womanhood
By: Samuel Terrien.
Series: The biblical resource series
Publisher: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.; Dove Booksellers
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich; Dearborn, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Sex -- Biblical teaching.; Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.; Men -- Biblical teaching.; Women -- Biblical teaching.; Men (Christian theology); Women -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Description: "The book argues that the Bible as a whole advances a theology of manhood and womanhood unique in the ancient world. This theology, which resides in the main thrust of Scripture, turns away from sexism and misogyny to confer upon woman as well as man the full stature of humanity." "Terrien begins his argument where the Bible itself begins, with creation. He describes the first woman as "the crown of creation," in a mutual relationship with the first man. He then proceeds through Scripture - including the prophets, the Wisdom literature, the Gospels, and the Pauline letters - systematically showing that when the books of the Old and New Testaments are viewed in their historical growth, they reveal a theology of manhood and womanhood that runs counter to both traditional Judaism and Christianity and to modern religious attitudes and practices." "In the course of his thorough analysis of Scripture, Terrien examines a host of themes bearing on the issues of gender and personhood, from the myth of the Garden and the eros-agape continuum in the Song of Songs to male overreaction to sexual mysticism and the Gnostic personification of wisdom. Terrien also explores matters related to marriage, homosexuality, and male and female priesthood, all with the aim of uncovering a truly biblical understanding of the relationship between the genders and between all people and God."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-250) and indexes.
Originally published: Philadelphia : Fortress Press, c1985, with a new foreword.