The wife of Jesus ancient texts and modern scandals
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 n...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Oneworld
2013
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Ausgaben |
| Beschreibung: | XI, 210 S. Ill. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781780745695 978-1-78074-569-5 9781780743059 978-1-78074-305-9 178074305X |