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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Main Author: Norman, Ralph (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2006
In: Theology & sexuality
Year: 2006, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-100
Further subjects:B Ecstasy
B Celibacy
B Book review
B Orgasm
B Methodius of Olympus
B Language
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