William Loader

Sex, Then and Now (eBook, ePUB)

Sexualities and the Bible

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

How did the biblical authors and the people of their time view sex and sexual issues? This book takes the reader into their world. It offers a careful reading of these ancient texts and how they would have been understood in the context of their time. Did they see sex positively or as something dangerous? How did they view marriage? How do their views of marriage relate to the way most people see marriage today? What were the understandings of human nature that underpinned their discussions of appropriate and inappropriate sexual behavior? How did they view sexual relations between people of the same gender? Listening to biblical writers alongside what others were saying at the time, this book takes these texts seriously. By providing information about sex then it offers the reader a basis for discussing sex now and for approaching issues that have continued to create consternation, confusion, and often conflict in today's world. At the same time, it provides for possibilities of seeing continuity and appreciating the richness and blessing of human sexuality.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781666701319
• Artikelnr.: 63910364

Autorenporträt

William (Bill) Loader is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, and a Minister of the Uniting Church in Australia. He is the author of major research monographs on the Christology of Hebrews and the Gospel according to John, Jesus's attitude towards the Law as portrayed in the Gospels, a series of volumes on attitudes towards sexuality in early Jewish and Christian literature, and extensive online resources accessible through his home page at Murdoch University.