Title: The wife of Jesus
Description: Approaching the subject of Jesus' marital status from a fresh, historical perspective and without appealing to sensationalist stories or dismissing Jesus' sexuality on theological grounds, Le Donne places Jesus firmly within his sociocultural context. By investigating gender and marriage norms -- as well as a number of social outliers who defied them -- he provocatively argues that Jesus might have been married before he was thirty years of age. Le Donne then points to several indicators that suggest that Jesus was a sexual non-conformist and probably was single during his public career. It is a quest that illuminates the humanity of Jesus, while also revealing important connections between ancient sexuality and modern spirituality.
Subjects: Historicity, Person and offices, History and criticism, Women in the Bible, Historicity of Jesus Christ, Christology, Biography, Relations with women, Mary magdalene, saint, Jesus christ, historicity
People: Jesus Christ