Hermeneutics of holiness : ancient Jewish and Christian notions of sexuality and religious community / Naomi Koltun-Fromm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koltun-Fromm, Naomi, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Extra-canonical parallels.

Bible.

Sex--Biblical teaching.

Sex.

Communities--Biblical teaching.

Communities.

Holiness--Biblical teaching.

Holiness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text tells the story of how the biblical notions of 'holy person' or 'holy community' comes to be defined by sexual and marriage practices by various interpretive communities in late antiquity. Koltun-Fromm argues that the biblical texts already create a link between holiness and sexuality which is further interpreted by later readers.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; A Note on Translation; Introduction; Part I; 1. In the Beginning: Holiness in the Bible; 2. Holy Seed or Holy Deed: Sexuality, Holiness, and Purity in Second Temple Literature; Part II; 3. Holiness Perfected: Pauline Constructs of Holy Community; 4. "Mother-City of All Evils": Sexuality and Holiness in the Acts of Judah Thomas; Part III; 5. Wedding Garments and Holy Yokes: Celibacy and Holiness in Aphrahat, the Persian Sage; 6. Zipporah's Complaint: Moses Is Not Conscientious in the Deed! Exegetical Traditions of Moses' Celibacy

7. Sanctify Yourself: Rabbinic Notions of Holiness and SexualityConclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Citations; A; C; D; H; J; N; O; P; R; T; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-988997-X

0-19-974174-3

9786612768361

1-282-76836-0

OCLC:

664572516