Flame of Yahweh : sexuality in the Old Testament / Richard M. Davidson.

Author/creator Davidson, Richard M., 1946-
Format Book
Publication InfoPeabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, 2007.
Descriptionxxix, 844 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Sexuality in the beginning: Genesis 1-2 -- Sexuality and the fall: Genesis 3 -- Creation ordinance versus cultic sexuality -- Human heterosexuality versus homosexuality, transvestism, and bestiality -- Monogamy versus polygamy/concubinage -- Elevation versus denigration of women -- Wholeness versus fragmentation (prostitution, mixed marriages, masturbation, sexual blemishes, and impurities) -- Exclusivity versus adultery and premarital sex -- Intimacy versus incest -- Procreative sexuality versus problems/distortions (childlessness, children born out of wedlock, and abortion) --Sexuality in the song of songs: The Holy of Holies -- Sexuality in the Songs of Songs: The Flame of Yahweh.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [659]-801) and indexes.
LCCN 2006027754
ISBN9781565638471 (alk. paper)
ISBN1565638476 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BS 1199.S45 D38 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold