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Hermeneutics of holiness : ancient Jewish and Christian notions of sexuality and religious community / Naomi Koltun-Fromm.
Van Pelt Library BS680.S5 K65 2010
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koltun-Fromm, Naomi, 1964-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex--Biblical teaching.
- Sex.
- Communities--Biblical teaching.
- Communities.
- Holiness--Biblical teaching.
- Holiness.
- Bible--Extra-canonical parallels.
- Bible.
- Extra-canonical parallels.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Contents:
- In the beginning: holiness in the Bible
- Holy seed or holy deed: sexuality, holiness and purity in second temple literature
- Holiness perfected: Pauline constructs of holy community
- Mother-city of all evils: sexuality and holiness in Acts of Judah Thomas
- Wedding garments and holy yokes: celibacy and holiness in Aphrahat, the Persian sage
- Zipporah's complaint: Moses is not conscientious in the deed: exegetical traditions of Moses' celibacy
- Sanctify yourself: rabbinic notions of holiness and sexuality.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780199736485
- 0199736480
- OCLC:
- 428926449
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