Paul and ancient views of sexual desire : Paul's sexual ethics in 1 Thessalonians 4, 1 Corinthians 7 and Romans 1 /

Paul and ancient views of sexual desire : Paul's sexual ethics in 1 Thessalonians 4, 1 Corinthians 7 and Romans 1 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ellis, J. Edward.
Imprint:	London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2007.
Description:	1 v. (xiii-191 p.) ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Library of New Testament studies ; 354 Library of New Testament studies ; 354.
Subject:	Bible. -- Epistles of Paul -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Epistles of Paul. Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Sexual ethics. Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Sexual ethics. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6483902

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ISBN:	9780567045386 (rel) 0567045382 (rel)
Notes:	Biblio. p. [171]-186 et indexes.
Summary:	J. Edward Ellis refutes the argument put forward by some biblical scholars that Paul, in his sexual ethics, is in partial agreement with a current of thought in the Graeco-Roman world that condemns sexual desire and advocates the elimination of such desire from marital sex.

Table of Contents:

1. Defining the Problem
2. Views of Sexual Desire in Jewish Literature from 200 B.C.E. to 200 C.E.
3. Views of Sexual Desire among Greek and Roman Moralists and Philosophers
4. 1 Corinthians 7 in Light of the Greek Romantic Novels
5. Summary, Implications, and Avenues for Further Research