Regulating sex in the Roman Empire: ideology, the Bible, and the early Christians

"Challenging the long-held assumption that American values--be they Christian or secular--are based on "Judeo-Christian" norms, this provocative study compares ancient Christian discourses on marriage and sexuality with contemporary ones, maintaining that modern family values owe more...

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Main Author: Wheeler-Reed, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: New Haven Yale University Press [2017]
In:Year: 2017
Reviews:[Rezension von: Wheeler-Reed, David, Regulating sex in the Roman Empire : ideology, the Bible, and the early Christians] (2020) (Tilly, Michael, 1963 -)
[Rezension von: Wheeler-Reed, David, Regulating sex in the Roman Empire : ideology, the Bible, and the early Christians] (2019) (Rhee, Helen)
[Rezension von: Wheeler-Reed, David, Regulating sex in the Roman Empire : ideology, the Bible, and the early Christians] (2018) (Loader, William R. G., 1944 -)
[Rezension von: Wheeler-Reed, David, Regulating sex in the Roman Empire : ideology, the Bible, and the early Christians] (2018) (Stewart, Eric C.)
Series/Journal:Synkrisis comparative approaches to early Christianity in Greco-Roman culture
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Roman Empire / Sexual ethics / Marriage / Early Christianity (motif)
B Roman Empire / Early Christianity (motif) / Marriage / Sexual ethics / History
Further subjects:B Sex History
B Sex Religious aspects Judaism
B Christianity and culture - Early church
B Sex Religious aspects Christianity
B 30-600
B Sex
B Sex - Religious aspects - Christianity
B Sex - Religious aspects - Judaism
B Sexualité - Histoire
B Sexualité - Aspect religieux - Judaïsme
B History
B RELIGION - Christian Theology - History
B Christianisme et civilisation - Histoire - ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
B Christianity and culture History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Sexualité - Aspect religieux - Christianisme
B RELIGION - Judaism - General
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic