Sex And Religion In The Bible
by Calum Carmichael /
2010 / English / PDF
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If we look to the Bible for historical accounts of ancient life,
we make a profound error. So contends Calum Carmichael in this
original and incisive reading of some of the Hebrew Bible and New
Testament’s most famous narratives. Sifting through the
imaginative layers of these texts with an uncanny sensitivity and
a panoptic critical eye, he unearths patterns connecting
disparate passages, providing fascinating insights into how ideas
were expressed, received, and transformed in the ancient Near
East. Ranging from Jacob’s encounter with Leah to the marriage at
Cana to Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well, these
readings demonstrate the remarkable subtlety and sophistication
of the biblical views on marriage, sexuality, fertility,
impurity, creation, and love.
If we look to the Bible for historical accounts of ancient life,
we make a profound error. So contends Calum Carmichael in this
original and incisive reading of some of the Hebrew Bible and New
Testament’s most famous narratives. Sifting through the
imaginative layers of these texts with an uncanny sensitivity and
a panoptic critical eye, he unearths patterns connecting
disparate passages, providing fascinating insights into how ideas
were expressed, received, and transformed in the ancient Near
East. Ranging from Jacob’s encounter with Leah to the marriage at
Cana to Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well, these
readings demonstrate the remarkable subtlety and sophistication
of the biblical views on marriage, sexuality, fertility,
impurity, creation, and love.
