Marriage and Sexual Fidelity in the Papyri, Plutarch and Paul
A well known double standard existed in the Roman perspective on sexuality within marriage: extra-marital sex is expected for men (within reason) but wholly condemned for women. Although pockets of dissent are evident, this double standard is generally accepted at all levels of society, being seen i...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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1999
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Tyndale bulletin
Jahr: 1999, Band: 50, Heft: 2, Seiten: 163-172 |
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Epistles
B Equality B paul B Marriage B plutarch B New Testament |
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| Zusammenfassung: | A well known double standard existed in the Roman perspective on sexuality within marriage: extra-marital sex is expected for men (within reason) but wholly condemned for women. Although pockets of dissent are evident, this double standard is generally accepted at all levels of society, being seen in papyri and in literary sources. If a married Roman couple were converted to Christianity, significant changes would need to take place because Paul teaches sexual equality within marriage. |
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| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.53751/001c.30310 |
