Regulating Sex in the Roman Empire: Ideology, the Bible, and the Early Christians
A New Testament scholar challenges the belief that American family values are based on “Judeo-Christian” norms by drawing unexpected comparisons between ancient Christian theories and modern discourses Challenging the long-held assumption that American values—be they Christian or secular—are based o...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven, CT
Yale University Press
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Wheeler-Reed, David, Regulating sex in the Roman Empire] (2018) (Stewart, Eric C.)
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| Series/Journal: | Synkrisis
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| Further subjects: | B
Sex
Religious aspects
Christianity
History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
B Christianity and culture History Early church, ca. 30-600 B Sex History B Sex Religious aspects Judaism B Sex Religious aspects Christianity B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 B Christian Theology / History / RELIGION |
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| Summary: | A New Testament scholar challenges the belief that American family values are based on “Judeo-Christian” norms by drawing unexpected comparisons between ancient Christian theories and modern discourses Challenging the long-held assumption that American values—be they Christian or secular—are based on “Judeo-Christian” norms, this provocative study compares ancient Christian discourses on marriage and sexuality with contemporary ones, maintaining that modern family values owe more to Roman Imperial beliefs than to the bible. Engaging with Foucault’s ideas, Wheeler-Reed examines how conservative organizations and the Supreme Court have misunderstood Christian beliefs on marriage and the family. Taking on modern cultural debates on marriage and sexuality, with implications for historians, political thinkers, and jurists, this book undermines the conservative ideology of the family, starting from the position that early Christianity, in its emphasis on celibacy and denunciation of marriage, was in opposition to procreation, the ideological norm in the Greco-Roman world Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Augustus and the Roman Empire: The Birth of an Ideology -- Chapter Two. Judaism: An Ideology of Procreationism -- Chapter Three. New Testament: Conflicting Ideologies of the Family -- Chapter Four. Early Church: The Battle Begins -- Chapter Five. Then and Now: Reification -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Scripture |
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| ISBN: | 0300231318 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.12987/9780300231311 |