God and sex : what the Bible really says / Michael Coogan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coogan, Michael David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex in the Bible.

Physical Description:

xvi, 237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Twelve, 2010.

Summary:

Biblical scholar Michael Coogan's introductory course on the Old Testament has been a perennial favorite among students at Harvard University. Here, Coogan examines one of the most controversial aspects of the Hebrew Scripture: what the Old Testament really says about sex, and how contemporary understanding of those writings is frequently misunderstood or misrepresented. In the engaging voice generations of students have appreciated, Coogan explores the language and social world of the Bible, showing how much innuendo and euphemism is at play, and illuminating the sexuality of biblical figures as well as God. By doing so, Coogan reveals the immense gap between popular use of Scripture and its original context. Certain to provoke, entertain, and enlighten.--From publisher description.

Contents:

To know in the biblical sense: speaking of sex

He will rule over you : the status of women

As it was in the beginning? : Marriage and divorce

Thou shalt not : forbidden sexual relationships in the Bible

Folly in Israel : rape and prostitution

Fire in the divine loins : God's wives in myth and metaphor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780446545259

0446545252

OCLC:

505927356