Methodius and Methodologies: Ways of Reading Third-century Christian Sexual Symbolism
St Methodius of Olympus, Bishop of Patara and martyr of the Diocletian persecution, uses sexual language in an unusual way. In a treatise on celibacy, The Symposium, he describes the relationship of Christians to Jesus Christ using the language of male orgasm. The cross is described as the moment of...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2006
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Theology & sexuality
Year: 2006, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-100 |
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Ecstasy
B Celibacy B Book review B Orgasm B Methodius of Olympus B Language |
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