Description
"An explosive, fascinating book that reveals how the Bible cannot be used as a rulebook when it comes to sex. A terrific read by a top scholar." --Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus
Boston University's cutting-edge religion scholar Jennifer Wright Knust reveals the Bible's contradictory messages about sex in this thoughtful, riveting, and timely reexploration of the letter of the gospels. In the tradition of Bart Erhman's Jesus Interrupted and John Shelby Spong's Sins of Scripture, Knust's Unprotected Texts liberates us from the pervasive moralizing--the fickle dos and don'ts--so often dictated by religious demagogues. Knust's powerful reading offers a return to the scripture, away from the mere slogans to which it is so often reduced.
Author: Jennifer Wright Knust
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 02/07/2012
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.13h x 5.95w x 0.94d
ISBN13: 9780061725395
ISBN10: 0061725390
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | General
- Religion | Biblical Studies | General
- Religion | Christianity | General
Boston University's cutting-edge religion scholar Jennifer Wright Knust reveals the Bible's contradictory messages about sex in this thoughtful, riveting, and timely reexploration of the letter of the gospels. In the tradition of Bart Erhman's Jesus Interrupted and John Shelby Spong's Sins of Scripture, Knust's Unprotected Texts liberates us from the pervasive moralizing--the fickle dos and don'ts--so often dictated by religious demagogues. Knust's powerful reading offers a return to the scripture, away from the mere slogans to which it is so often reduced.
Author: Jennifer Wright Knust
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 02/07/2012
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.13h x 5.95w x 0.94d
ISBN13: 9780061725395
ISBN10: 0061725390
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | General
- Religion | Biblical Studies | General
- Religion | Christianity | General