Sodomy: A History of a Christian Biblical MythRoutledge, 18.12.2014 - 256 sivua The biblical narrative of Sodom and Gomorrah has served as an archetypal story of divine antipathy towards same sex love and desire. 'Sodomy' offers a study of the reception of this story in Christian and Jewish traditions from antiquity to the Reformation. The book argues that the homophobic interpretation of Sodom and Gomorrah is a Christian invention which emerged in the first few centuries of the Christian era. The Jewish tradition - in which Sodom and Gomorrah are associated primarily with inhospitality, xenophobia and abuse of the poor - presents a very different picture. The book will be of interest to students and scholars seeking a fresh perspective on biblical approaches to sexuality. |
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A HOMOSEXUAL READING HETEROTEXTUALITY | 1 |
Chapter 2 READING SODOM AND GIBEAH | 14 |
Chapter 3 A SHARED HERITAGE SODOM AND GIBEAH IN TEMPLE TIMES | 42 |
SODOM THE CRUEL GIBEAH AND RABBINIC JUDAISM | 79 |
SODOM AND GIBEAH IN THE CHRISTIAN ECUMEN | 116 |
INVENTING SODOMY IN MEDIEVAL CHRISTENDOM | 164 |
DETOXIFYING SODOM AND GOMORRAH | 194 |
Bibliography | 199 |
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