When did we see you naked? : Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse / edited by Jayme R. Reaves, David Tombs and Rocio Figueroa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reaves, Jayme, editor.

Tombs, David, editor.

Figueroa, Rocio, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ.

Sex crimes--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Sex crimes.

Nudity--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Nudity.

Physical Description:

xiv, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : SCM Press, 2021.

Summary:

Was the stripping and exposure of Jesus a form of sexual abuse? If so, why does such a reading of Jesus' suffering matter? The combined impact of the #MeToo movement and a further wave of global revelations on church sexual abuse have given renewed significance to recent work naming Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. Timely and provocative When Did We See You Naked? presents the arguments for reading Christ as an abuse victim, as well as exploring how the position might be critiqued, and what implications and applications it might offer to the Church. The collection includes an impressively diverse international field of contributors drawn from a range of disciplines.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Biblical and Textual Studies

1. Crucifixion and Sexual Abuse / David Tombs

2. Covering Up Sexual Abuse: An Ecclesial Tendency from the Earliest Years of the Jesus Movement? / Michael Trainor

3. `He Never Said a Mumbalin' Word': A Womanist Perspective of Crucifixion, Sexual Violence and Sacralized Silence / Mitzi J. Smith

4. Family Resemblance: Reading Post-Crucifixion Encounters as Community Responses to Sexual Violence / Monica C. Poole

5. Knowing Christ Crucified (1 Corinthians 2.2): Cross, Humiliation and Humility / Jeremy Punt

6. Jesus, Joseph and Tamar Stripped: Trans-textual and Intertextual Resources for Engaging Sexual Violence Against Men / Gerald O. West

pt. 2 Stations of the Cross

7. This is My A Body / Padraig O. Tuama

pt. 3 Parsing Culture, Context and Perspectives

8. Conceal to Reveal: Reflections on Sexual Violence and Theological Discourses in the African Caribbean / Carlton Turner

9. `Not pictured': What Veronica Mars Can Teach Us about the Crucifixion / Rachel Starr

10. Jesus is a Survivor: Sexual Violence and Stigma within Faith Communities / Elisabet le Roux

11. Why Do We See Him Naked? Politicized, Spiritualized and Sexualized Gazes at Violence / Teguh Wijaya Mulya

12. The Crucified Christa: A Re-evaluation / Nicola Slee

13. Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse: A Womanist Critical Discourse Analysis of the Crucifixion / Mmapula Diana Kebaneiltve

pt. 4 Sexual Abuse, Trauma and the Personal

14. Jesus: A Critical Companion in the Journey to Moving on from Sexual Abuse / Beth R. Crisp

15. Surviving Trauma at the Foot of the Cross / Karen O'Donnell

16. `This is My Body': A Womanist Reflection on Jesus' Sexualized Trauma during His Crucifixion from a Survivor of Sexual Assault / Shanell T. Smith

17. Seeing His Innocence, I See My Innocence / David Tombs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

033406032X

9780334060321

OCLC:

1203137290