Sex and religion in the Bible /Calum Carmichael.
- New Haven [Conn. : Yale University Press, (c)2010.
- 1 online resource (xii, 210 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- Procreation -- The marriage at Cana -- A sexual encounter -- Seduction -- Contamination -- Adultery -- The suspected adulteress -- Incest -- Desexing -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index of references -- Subject index.
If we look to the Bible for historical accounts of ancient life we make profound error. So contends Calum Carmichael in this reading of some of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament's most famous narratives.