The wife of Jesus : ancient texts and modern scandals / Anthony Le Donne.

By:

Le Donne, Anthony, 1975-

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781780743059
178074305X

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DDC classification:

232.9 23

LOC classification:

BT303.2 .L43 2013

Contents:

According to the flesh -- Substance and shadow -- Something about Mary -- Mrs. Christ -- Smithing Jesus -- From Persia, with love -- Average Joe -- Alternative lifestyle -- Bride of Christ -- Was Jesus married?

Summary: Approaching the subject of Jesus' marital status from a fresh, historical perspective and without appealing to sensationalist stories or dismissing Jesus' sexuality on theological grounds, Le Donne places Jesus firmly within his sociocultural context. By investigating gender and marriage norms -- as well as a number of social outliers who defied them -- he provocatively argues that Jesus might have been married before he was thirty years of age. Le Donne then points to several indicators that suggest that Jesus was a sexual non-conformist and probably was single during his public career. It is a quest that illuminates the humanity of Jesus, while also revealing important connections between ancient sexuality and modern spirituality.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and indexes.

Approaching the subject of Jesus' marital status from a fresh, historical perspective and without appealing to sensationalist stories or dismissing Jesus' sexuality on theological grounds, Le Donne places Jesus firmly within his sociocultural context. By investigating gender and marriage norms -- as well as a number of social outliers who defied them -- he provocatively argues that Jesus might have been married before he was thirty years of age. Le Donne then points to several indicators that suggest that Jesus was a sexual non-conformist and probably was single during his public career. It is a quest that illuminates the humanity of Jesus, while also revealing important connections between ancient sexuality and modern spirituality.