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The Bible's Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire

By: Jennifer Wright Knust

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Paperback | 15 January 2020

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“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.

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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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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Christianity Christian Life & Practice Christian Aspects of Sexuality, Gender & Relationships Biblical Studies & Exegesis Biblical Commentaries Christian Theology Aspects of Religion for Non-Christians Religious Life & Practice Religion History of Religion

Introduction Why the Bible Is Not a Sexual Guidebook	p. 1
The Bible and the Joy of Sex
Desire In and Out of Control	p. 23
Biblical Marriage
There Is No Single View on Marriage Presented in the Bible	p. 47
The Evil Impulse
Disordered and Ordered Desire	p. 79
Sexual Politics
God s Wife, Cursing the Canaanites, and Biblical Sex Crimes	p. 113
Strange Flesh
The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men	p. 153
Bodily Parts
Circumcision, Semen, and the Products of a Woman's Womb	p. 187
Conclusion So I Hear You Have Five Husbands …	p. 237
Acknowledgments	p. 249
Notes	p. 253
Bibliography	p. 303
Index	p. 335
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