Sodomy

A History of a Christian Biblical Myth

• Author(s): Michael Carden,
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd.
• Pages: 226
• ISBN_10: 190476830X
  ISBN_13: 9781904768302
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Religion / General , Religion / Biblical Studies / General , Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament , Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament , Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General , Religion / Christianity / General , Religion / Sexuality & Gender Studies ,

Description:... The biblical narrative of Sodom and Gomorrah has served as an archetypal story of divine antipathy towards same sex love and desire. 'Sodomy' offers a study of the reception of this story in Christian and Jewish traditions from antiquity to the Reformation. The book argues that the homophobic interpretation of Sodom and Gomorrah is a Christian invention which emerged in the first few centuries of the Christian era. The Jewish tradition - in which Sodom and Gomorrah are associated primarily with inhospitality, xenophobia and abuse of the poor - presents a very different picture. The book will be of interest to students and scholars seeking a fresh perspective on biblical approaches to sexuality.