Title: Homoeroticism in the biblical world
First published: 1998
Description: In this book, the author surveys attitudes in the ancient Mediterranean world toward homoeroticism, that is, same-sex erotic relationships. Analyzing documents from Mesopotamia, Israel, Greece, Rome, rabbinic Judaism, and the earliest churches, he concisely introduces the relevant sources and their historical contexts in a readable way.
Subjects: Homosexuality, Homosexuality in the Bible, Biblical teaching, History, 11.47 cultural-historical background of the New Testament, Homosexualité, Histoire, Bible and homosexuality, Enseignement biblique, Exegese, Bibel, Homosexualité dans la Bible, Homoseksualiteit, Homosexualität, Oudheid, Bijbel, 11.43 Old Testament in relation to other cultures, Homosexuality, history, Social sciences, Gay & lesbian studies
Time periods: To 1500
LC classification: BS680.H67 N5713 1998