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Homoeroticism in the biblical world :

by Nissinen, Martti. , Homoerotiikka Raamatun maailmassa. Published by : Fortress Press, (Minneapolis, Minn. :) Physical details: vii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm ISBN:080062985X; 9780800629854; 0800636457; 9780800636456.
Subject(s): Bible and homosexuality. | Homosexuality in the Bible. | Homosexuality -- History -- To 1500. | Homosexualit�e dans la Bible. | Homosexualit�e -- Enseignement biblique. | Homosexualit�e -- Histoire -- Jusqu'�a 500. | Bible and homosexuality. | Homosexuality. | Homosexuality in the Bible. | Bibel | Homoseksualiteit. | Oudheid. | Bijbel. | Exegese | Homosexualit�at | Geschichte (Anf�ange-500) | To 1500 | History.
Year: 1998
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-198) and indexes.

Introduction. Society, church, and homosexuality ; Explaining "homosexuality" ; Interpretation of gender ; Homosexuality, homoeroticism, homosociability -- Mesopotamia. The Epic of Gilgame�s ; Laws and omens ; Devotees of I�star : assinnu, kurgarr�u, kulu�u -- The Hebrew Bible. The Holiness Code : Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 ; Sodom : Genesis 19:1-11 ; Gibeah : Judges 19 ; Ham and Noah : Genesis 9:20-27 ; David and Jonathan : 1 Samuel 18-20; 2 Samuel 1:26 -- Classical Antiquity. Greek male homoeroticism ; Roman male homoeroticism ; Female homoeroticism ; Critiques of homoeroticism -- Judaism . Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha ; Josephus, Philo, and Pseudo-Phocylides ; Rabbinic literature -- The New Testament. Paul and the unnatural : Romans 1:26-27 ; Men who sleep -- with whom? I Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10 ; Jesus and homosexuality -- Homoeroticism in the biblical world and homosexuality today. Homosexuality and biblical interpretations ; The interpretation of same-sex relations then and now. -- Appendix : Creation, nature, and gender identity.

The author surveys attitudes in the ancient Mediterranean world toward homoeroticism, that is, same-sex erotic relationships. Analyzing documents from Mesopotamia, Israel, Greece, Rome, rabbinic Judaism, and the earliest churches, he concisely introduces the relevant sources and their historical contexts in a readable way.

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