Homoeroticism in the biblical worlda historical perspectiveHomoerotiikka Raamatun maailmassa. EnglishNissinen, Martti.creatortextbibliographyHistory.mnuMinneapolis, MinnFortress Press�19981998monographicengfinvii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmThe 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.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.Martti Nissinen ; translated by Kirsi Stjerna.Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-198) and indexes.Bible and homosexualityHomosexuality in the BibleHomosexualityHistoryTo 1500Homosexualit�e dans la BibleHomosexualit�eEnseignement bibliqueHomosexualit�eHistoireJusqu'�a 500Bible and homosexualityHomosexualityHomosexuality in the BibleBibelHomoseksualiteitOudheidBijbelExegeseHomosexualit�at
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BS680.H67 N5713 1998220.8/30676611.4311.47BC 8720Homoeroticism in the biblical worldHomoerotiikka Raamatun maailmassa. EnglishNissinen, Martti.Minneapolis, Minn. : Fortress Press, �1998(OCoLC)607136395Homoeroticism in the biblical worldHomoerotiikka Raamatun maailmassa. EnglishNissinen, Martti.Minneapolis, Minn. : Fortress Press, �1998(OCoLC)607833167080062985X97808006298540800636457978080063645698047793DLC98101520190813082854.0ocm40218777 eng