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The Oxford Handbook of New Testament, Gender, and Sexuality

Benjamin H Dunning author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:15th Nov '19

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Over several decades, scholarship in New Testament and early Christianity has drawn attention both to the ways in which ancient Mediterranean conceptions of embodiment, sexual difference, and desire were fundamentally different from modern ones and also to important lines of genealogical connection between the past and the present. The result is that the study of "gender" and "sexuality" in early Christianity has become an increasingly complex undertaking. This is a complexity produced not only by the intricacies of conflicting historical data, but also by historicizing approaches that query the very terms of analysis whereby we inquire into these questions in the first place. Yet at the same time, recent work on these topics has produced a rich and nuanced body of scholarly literature that has contributed substantially to our understanding of early Christian history and also proved relevant to ongoing theological and social debates. The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Sexuality in the New Testament provides a roadmap to this lively scholarly landscape, introducing both students and other scholars to the relevant problems, debates, and issues. Leading scholars in the field offer original contributions by way of synthesis, critical interrogation, and proposals for future questions, hypotheses, and research trajectories.

The comprehensiveness of this handbook, as a wellspring of both introductory knowledge and advanced analysis, makes it an essential resource for scholars, students, and any others interested in these topics. * Andrew Burrow, Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, Tennessee 37760, Religious Studies Review *
It is an excellent resource for those looking to bridge gender and sexuality with biblical studies; I look forward to the inevitable new scholars it inspires. * Kathryn Phillips, University of California, Riverside, Religious Studies Review *
a comprehensive overview of the debates, positions and approaches in this growing field of New Testament studies * C. Stenschke, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses *
Each of the essays in this collection makes a valuable contribution to further our thinking about the NT, gender, and sexuality. This volume belongs in the library of any serious research institution, but it also can find a home in undergraduateonly contexts * Eric Steward, Augustana College, Biblical Theology Bulletin *

ISBN: 9780190213398

Dimensions: 251mm x 175mm x 48mm

Weight: 1406g

736 pages