New book challenges views on sex in the Bible

[Ian David]

New book challenges views on sex in the Bible
Is the Bible good for your sex life, but bad for a sex ed class?

A Boston biblical scholar challenges widely held beliefs about the Bible and sex in her new book, arguing Scripture cannot and should not be a guidebook for sexual morality.

The Bible is a complex compendium of human experience including stories of love, prostitution, extramarital sex and more, Boston University religion professor Jennifer Wright Knust argues in "Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions about Sex and Desire."

Her book goes against most biblical conservatives' view that the Bible specifically prohibits sex outside of marriage and condemns homosexuality. From Genesis to the Gospels, Knust's research turns many traditional interpretations upside down.

She's also unafraid to get a little racy: a full-page ad for her book in the venerable Christian Century magazine asks, "Is it OK to pray for better orgasms?"

More:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2011-04-11-bible-sex_N.htm?sms_ss=twitter&at_xt=4da8ddcfe1b41d30,0


Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions about Sex and Desire
by Jennifer Knust Wright
ISBN13: 9780061725586
ISBN10: 0061725587
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http://www.powells.com/biblio/1-9780061725586-1

[arcane1]

1. I have a documentary somewhere (can't recall the name)

that is pretty much about this same topic. It was quite interesting!

[msongs]

2. jesus had no genitals so he didn't worry bout that stuff, so says a xtian friend of mine. being the

son of god he didn't need any.

[dimbear]

3. It would be hard to refute that with a straight face, but a start would be

He would not have been allowed into the temple under those conditions. (fact)

[LiberalFighter]

5. Questions to consider

Why does god need a heart and therefore blood?
Why does god need a nose and therefore lungs?
Why does god need a mouth and therefore vocal cords or a digestive system or rectum?

And since they are all unnecessary for a god why if god made man in his image do we have them?

[chrisa]

4. How this goes, however, is that most Conservatives wouldn't give a shit.

They're happy in their rosey little world of oppressing women and homosexuals. Even if proven wrong, they would still claim that Christianity allows them to be bigots. They're already following a skewed and warped version of Christianity, so why not continue that?

[Angry Dragon]

6. I asked a guy one time on a Christian forum

where the rest of the people came from and was told that incest was okay back at the beginning and then stopped when there were enough people. And as man has added more generations he has become more inferior.........