Sex and the Single Savior - Dale B. Martin

Probing into numerous questions about gender and uality Dale Martin delves into the biblical texts anew and unearths surprising findings. Avoiding preconceptions about ancient uality he explores the ethics of desire and marriage and pays careful attention to the original meanings of words especially those used as evidence of Paul's opposition to homouality. For example after a remarkably faithful reading of the scriptural texts Martin concludes that our contemporary obsession with marriage--and the whole search for the right ual relationships--is antithetical to the message of the gospel. In all of these essays however Martin argues for engaging Scripture in a way that goes beyond the standard historical-critical questions and the assumptions of textual agency in order to find a faith that has no foundations other than Jesus Christ.

TITLE: Sex and the Single Savior

AUTHOR: Dale B. Martin

SKU: 9780664230463

PUBLISHER: Westminster/John Knox PressU.S.

DATE PUBLISHED: 03/10/2006

PLACE PUBLISHED: United States

PAGES: 250

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 152 mm x 229 mm