“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.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
352 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2020-01-15 |
| ISBN |
9780061725395 |
