TY  - BOOK
AU  - Le Donne,Anthony
TI  - The wife of Jesus: ancient texts and modern scandals 
SN  - 9781780743059
AV  - BT303.2 .L43 2013
U1  - 232.9 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - London, United Kingdom
PB  - Oneworld Publications
KW  - Jesus Christ
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and indexes; 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?
N2  - 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
ER  -