The Harlot by the Side of the Road: Forbidden Tales of the Bible
"The stories you are about to read are some of the most violent and sexually explicit in all of Western literature. They are tales of human passion in all of its infinite variety: adultery, seduction, incest, rape, mutilation, assassination, torture, sacrifice, and murder. . . ."Sex. Violence....
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"The stories you are about to read are some of the most violent and sexually explicit in all of Western literature. They are tales of human passion in all of its infinite variety: adultery, seduction, incest, rape, mutilation, assassination, torture, sacrifice, and murder. . . ."Sex. Violence. Scandal. These are words we rarely associate with the sacred text of the Bible. Yet in this brilliant book, Jonathan Kirsch recounts shocking tales that have been suppressed by religious authorities throughout history. Kirsch places each story within the political and social context of its time, delves into the latest biblical scholarship to explain why each one was originally censored, and shows how these ancient narratives hold valuable lessons for all of us.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780345418821 (0345418824)
ASIN: 345418824
Publish date: March 3rd 1998
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Reference,
Feminism,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Christian,
Christianity,
Spirituality,
Womens Studies,
Judaism
Remember us in life,and health, and strength,O Lord who delighteth in life,And inscribe us in the Book of Life
This is one of those so called scholarly works where the author approaches his thesis with preconceived ideas and prejudices and gets it completely wrong. It seems to also be one of these books where the author's intent is to deliberately undermine the authenticity of the Bible and the Christianity ...
Since I had just finished reading a fictional retelling of the story of the Biblical Dinah, I thought I'd move on to this book, which had been sitting on my shelf for a while. This book briefly retells a few of the more "scandalous" stories from the Bible (those involving rape, incest, murder, & suc...