Sex and religion in the Bible
By: Calum Carmichael
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Haven [Conn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780300153774
Description: If we look to the Bible for historical accounts of ancient life we make profound error. So contends Calum Carmichael in this reading of some of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament's most famous narratives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Procreation; title: The marriage at Cana; title: A sexual encounter; title: Seduction; title: Contamination; title: Adultery; title: The suspected adulteress; title: Incest; title: Desexing; title: Abbreviations; title: Notes; title: Index of references; title: Subject index.