Same-Sex Intercourse Involving Jewish Men 100 BCE–100 CE: Sources and Significance for Jesus’ Sexual Politics
It is commonplace in New Testament scholarship to assume that Judaism at the turn of the Era univocally condemned same-sex intercourse among men, whether scholars use this supposition to argue that Jesus felt likewise or was uniquely accepting of the practice. The present article provides the origin...
| Published in: | Religion & gender |
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| Subtitles: | Special Issue: Jesus, Religion, Gender |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Religion & gender
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible
/ Judaism
/ Homosexuality
/ Christianity
/ Sexual ethics
/ History 100 BC-100
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy HB Old Testament NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Judaism and sex
B Jesus and sex B Second Temple Judaism B homosexual intercourse |
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| Summary: | It is commonplace in New Testament scholarship to assume that Judaism at the turn of the Era univocally condemned same-sex intercourse among men, whether scholars use this supposition to argue that Jesus felt likewise or was uniquely accepting of the practice. The present article provides the original-language text, English translation, and brief commentary for evidence of same-sex intercourse involving Jewish men around the turn of the Era, pointing to the varying testimonies of Josephus, Martial, a graffito, Tacitus, and the Warren Cup. The paper concludes with a reflection on the relevance of the study for understanding Jesus’ sexual politics. This article contains graphic literary and visual depictions of sexual intercourse. |
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| ISSN: | 1878-5417 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion & gender
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18785417-01001001 |