Brownson argues that Christians should reconsider whether or not the biblical strictures against same-sex relations as defined in the ancient world should apply to contemporary, committed same-sex relationships. He carefully analyzes each of the seven main texts that appear to a…
Brownson argues that Christians should reconsider whether or not the biblical strictures against same-sex relations as defined in the ancient world should apply to contemporary, committed same-sex relationships. He carefully analyzes each of the seven main texts that appear to a…
Sculpted warriors : sexuality and the sacred in the depiction of warfare in the Assyrian palace reliefs and in Ezekiel 23:14-17 Cynthia R. Chapman -- Mapping violence in the Prophets : Zephaniah 2 Robert D. Haak -- Reclaiming Jeremiah's violence Kathleen M. O'Connor -- Hewn by t…
"The present volume was compiled as a respectful tribute to A.S. van der Woude and presented to him on the occasion of his 65th birthday, which coincided with his retirement as professor of Old Testament and Intertestamental Studies at the University of Groningen, a chair he hel…
"The present volume was compiled as a respectful tribute to A.S. van der Woude and presented to him on the occasion of his 65th birthday, which coincided with his retirement as professor of Old Testament and Intertestamental Studies at the University of Groningen, a chair he hel…
"The essays gathered here focus attention on the concept of myth and its place in biblical studies through a variety of multi-and interdisciplinary approaches. They approach the methodological issue of how the categories of myth and scripture can be better incorporated into our …