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The New Testament and homosexuality : contextual background for contemporary debate / Robin Scroggs.
LIBRA BS2545.H63 S37 1984
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scroggs, Robin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Homosexuality--Biblical teaching.
- Homosexuality.
- Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Homosexuality--History.
- Sociology, Biblical.
- Bible. New Testament.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 158 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- 1st pbk. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia [Pa.] : Fortress Press, 1984.
- Contents:
- The use of the Bible in recent church discussions about homosexuality
- The cultural background: a male society with an ideal of male beauty
- Pederastic practices
- The great debate
- Palestinian Judaism: stern opposition
- Hellenistic Judaism: pederasty vilified
- The early church: echoes of a tradition
- Taking a stand.
- Notes:
- Originally published as hbk.: ©1993.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center.
- ISBN:
- 0800618548
- 9780800618544
- OCLC:
- 31417607
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