Dirt, greed, and sex: sexual ethics in the New Testament and their implications for today

What is purity? -- Israel's basic purity law -- Purity in first-century Judaism -- Purity and Christianity : a first-century historian's interpretation -- Purity in the gospels -- Paul and purity -- The New Testament and sexual purity -- Women and children as property in the ancient Medite...

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Main Author: Countryman, Louis William 1941- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Minneapolis, Minn. Fortress Press 2007
In:Year: 2007
Edition:Rev. ed.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New Testament / Sexual ethics
B New Testament / Sexual behavior
Further subjects:B Sex customs History
B Sex in the Bible
B Sexual ethics History
B Bible. New Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:What is purity? -- Israel's basic purity law -- Purity in first-century Judaism -- Purity and Christianity : a first-century historian's interpretation -- Purity in the gospels -- Paul and purity -- The New Testament and sexual purity -- Women and children as property in the ancient Mediterranean world -- Household and sexual property in the gospels -- Paul and sexual property -- The New Testament on sexual property -- Are there other principles of sexual ethics at work in the New Testament? -- New Testament sexual ethics and today's world
Item Description:First paperback ed. by Fortress Pr. in 1990
Orig. publ. by Fortress Pr. in 1988
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
ISBN:0800638484