Slandering the Jew: Sexuality and Difference in Early Christian Texts
(Part of the Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion Series)
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As Christian leaders in the first through fifth centuries embraced ascetic interpretations of the Bible and practices of sexual renunciation, sexual slander--such as the accusations Paul leveled against wayward Gentiles in the New Testament--played a pivotal role in the formation of early Christian identity. In particular, the imagined construct of the lascivious, literal-minded Jew served as a convenient foil to the chaste Christian ideal. Susanna...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0812245202
ISBN13:9780812245202
Release Date:July 2013
Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
Length:184 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"
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