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Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire

Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire


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About the Book

When it comes to sex and the Bible, sound bites will not do. Written over the course of more than 2,000 years, the books of the Bible offer many different and conflicting versions of marriage, love, and gender roles. Indeed, despite popular claims to the contrary, the Bible cannot - and should not - serve as a rulebook for sexual morality. A top biblical scholar, Knust sheds much-needed light on what the Bible actually says about sex, sexuality, and desire, and how we should interpret those thorny verses today. With clarity and precision, Knust addresses the big questions people continue to ask: Is premarital sex a sin? When, and in what contexts, is sexual desire appropriate? With whom can I legitimately have sex? Are same-sex relations permissible? Is extramarital sex always wrong? And what is sex anyway? It is time to read these texts thoughtfully, critically, and in their context. It is time to revel in the Bible's complexity, and ask all the questions it raises. And it is time for an honest, clear-eyed conversation about how we can and cannot apply those scriptures today. Impressively thorough and unabashedly provocative, "Unprotected Texts" establishes a crucial new discourse about the issues that affect us most intimately.

About the Author :
Jennifer Wright Knust is assistant professor of religion at Boston University specializing in New Testament, Biblical Studies and early Christian history. An ordained American Baptist pastor, she has served churches in Philadelphia and Maine. She holds a doctorate in Religion from Columbia University and a master of divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York.

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"[Knust mines] the Bible for its earthiest and most inexplicable tales about sex...to show that the Bible's teachings on sex are not as coherent as the religious right would have people believe." - Newsweek "[An] impressive and highly readable analysis of Old and New Testament Bible stories.... For those wanting to understand the Bible as a chronicle of human conduct for achieving the goals of survival, peace, and fulfillment, this is a treasure." - Booklist (starred review)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780061725586
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: HarperOne
  • Height: 229 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0061725587
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire


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