Roger Steven Evans

Sex and Salvation

Virginity As A Soteriological Paradigm in Ancient Christianity

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Produktbeschreibung

In Sex and Salvation, author Roger Steven Evans gathers over thirty documents from early Catholic, pseudopigraphical and heterodox letters, epistles, apologies, and canon law that trace the importance of virginity in early Christianity. Evans contends that the sexual ethic established by early Christian authors has reverberated throughout the intervening centuries, and is still being felt in the post modern world of the 21st century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 343g
• ISBN-13: 9780761827696
• ISBN-10: 0761827692
• Artikelnr.: 22193798

Autorenporträt

Roger Steven Evans

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 PART ONE: VIRGINITY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD: Views of Virgins and
Virginity in the Ancient Greek and Roman Writings: Virginity in the Greek
Writings; Virginity in the Roman Writings
Chapter 5 Views of Virgins and Virginity in the Ancient Jewish Writings:
Virginity in the Hebrew Scriptures; Virginity in the Extra-Biblical
Literature: Rabbinic Literature; Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs;
Essene Literature
Chapter 6 Christian Virginity and Its Interpretations: The New Testament;
The Question of Marriage; The Case for Virginity in 1 Corinthians 7
Chapter 7 The Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 7
Chapter 8 Views of Virgins and Virginity in the Ancient Gnostic and New
Testament Apocrypha Writings
Chapter 9 The Gendering of Virginity: "Who Gets to Call Whom What?":
Escaping Femaleness = Becoming Men; Escaping Femaleness = Escaping Sex; The
Politics of Virginity: Controlling Virginity = Controlling Virgins; The
Politics of Virginity: Legislated Control
Chapter 10 The Growth of Virginity in Early Christianity
Chapter 11 Conclusion
Chapter 12 PART TWO: VIRGINITY IN THE WRITINGS OF THE CHURCH FATHERS:
Introduction
Chapter 13 The Gift of Virginity: A Gift From God/A Gift to God
Chapter 14 Virginity and the Divine: Virgins are the Brides of Christ;
Virgins are the Mothers of Christ; Virgins are the Constant Companions of
Christ; Virginity is Pleasing to God; Virginity Brings Rewards From God;
Virgins are Angelic; Virgins are Holy
Chapter 15 Virginity and Marriage
Chapter 16 Virginity in the Economy of Salvation: Virgins are Saved;
Virgins are Saviors
Chapter 17 Virginity Lost
Chapter 18 Conclusion
Chapter 19 Bibliography
Chapter 20 Scripture Index
Chapter 21 Name Index
Chapter 22 About the Author