T&T Clark Handbook of Sexualities in the Bible and Its Reception.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blyth, Caroline, editor.

Greenough, Christopher, editor.

Series:

T&T Clark Handbooks.

T&T Clark Handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex in the Bible.

Sex--Religious aspects.

Sex.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : T&T Clark, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

This handbook offers cutting-edge scholarship on sexualities in the biblical texts and their reception history.

Contents:

Acknowledgments Dedication Abbreviations Introduction, Chris Greenough, Edge Hill University, UK, and Caroline Blyth, Independent Researcher, New Zealand Beyond Heteronormativity - Exploring Dominant and Subjugated Sexualities 1. Nothing Queer Here: The Straight Jesus and his Family and Ministry of Jesus, Lisa Isherwood, University of Wales, Trinity St David, UK 2. Lesbian Sexualities, Stephanie Day Powell, Eastern Mennonite University, USA 3. The Love Life of Qohelet (Ecclesiastes), Uri Wernik, Independent Scholar, Israel 4. The History of Homoerotic Readings, Christopher B. Zeichmann, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada 5. Making Visible the 'Invisible Orientation': Strategies for Seeing Asexuality in the Bible and Its Reception, Jessica Coblentz, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, USA Sexualities and Identities - Navigating Intersextions with Sexuality 6. Sexualities and Biblical Sex Work, Sarah Nicholson, University of Glasgow, UK 7. The Bible and Reproductive Justice: Vegetarianism as a Model for the Debate about the Bible and Abortion, Melanie A. Howard, Fresno Pacific University, USA 8. Disability and Sexuality, Kirsty Jones, Ashland University, USA 9. Spiritual Care, LGBTQ+ Sexualities, and the Bible, Cody Sanders, Luther Seminary, USA 10. Reading Scripture as a Discursive Fight to the Death: The Bible and the Battle over the Truth of Sex and Sexuality, Mark Jennings, Wollaston Theological College, Australia Performing Sexualities 11. Discursive Practices of Menstruation and Im/Purity in the Hebrew Bible and Its Context, Dorothea Erbele-Küster, Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany 12. Periods, Pulpits and Possible Futures, Rosie Clare Shorter, Deakin University, Australia; Erin Martine Hutton, Australian College of Theology, Australia 13. The Ideal Penis in the Bible and Its Reception, Ryan D. Collman, Westcott House, UK 14. Procreation or Recreation? Sex for Pleasure in the Song of Songs, Laura Quick, University of Oxford, UK 15. Let Him Kiss Me with the Kisses of His Wound: Metamorphoses of Christ as Bridegroom, Karmen MacKendrick, Le Moyne College, USA 16. On Pornography and Artificial Intelligence: Some Theological Reflections, Teguh Wijaya Mulya, University of Surabaya, Indonesia Interrogating Violence and Sexualities 17. Can't Help Falling in Love with You: Yhwh and David's Queer, Passionate, Abusive Love Affair, Barbara Thiede, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA 18. She's a Knockout: Sexuality, Violence and Piety in the Book of Judith, Caroline Blyth, Independent Researcher, New Zealand 19. Incest and the Hebrew Bible, Johanna Stiebert, University of Leeds, UK 20. Naked Women and Creepy Men: Voyeurism in the Bible, Caryn Tamber-Rosenau, University of Houston, USA 21. Enslavement and Sexual Violence in the Lukan Annunciation, Eric Vanden Eykel, Ferrum College, USA 22. Reading Hosea 1-2 from Colonized Country: Sexual Violence and the Taming of Fertile Lands and Bodies, Laura Griffin, La Trobe University, Australia Afterword: Where Do We Go From Here? And What Do We Read Along the Way?, Chris Greenough, Edge Hill University, UK; Caroline Blyth, Independent Researcher, New Zealand Subject Index Religious Texts Index

ISBN:

0-567-71238-9

0-567-71237-0

0-567-71239-7

9780567712370

OCLC:

1569778078