A study of the reception of Genesis 19, Sodom and Gomorrah,
together with the parallel story in Judges 19-21, the outrage at
Gibeah, in both Christian and Jewish traditions from antiquity
through to the Reformation period. The book sets out to detoxify
the dominant homophobic interpretation of Genesis 19, in which
Sodom and Gomorrah serve as an archetypal story of divine antipathy
towards same sex love and desire, by showing it to be a Christian
invention, emerging in the first few centuries of the Christian
era. The Jewish traditions concerning Genesis 19, in which Sodom
and Gomorrah are associated primarily with inhospitality,
xenophobia and abuse of the poor, provide an alternative
perspective on the story and one from which Christianity diverged.
Together with the reception of the parallel Judges story, this
Jewish understanding is employed to highlight the inconsistencies
and ethical problems inherent in the dominant Christian homophobic
interpretation of Genesis 19. By demonstrating the wide plurality
of readings of this narrative over time, the book further
relativizes the Christian homophobic understanding.
General
| Imprint: |
Equinox Publishing Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
BibleWorld |
| Release date: |
November 2004 |
| First published: |
2004 |
| Authors: |
Michael Carden
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-904768-29-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-904768-29-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781904768296 |
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