Appalling Bodies: Queer Figures Before and After Paul's Letters

by Marchal and Joseph A. Marchal

The letters of Paul are among the most commonly cited biblical texts in ongoing cultural and religious disputes about gender, sexuality, and embodiment. Appalling Bodies reframes these uses of the letters by reaching past Paul toward other, far more fascinating figures that appear before, after, and within the letters. The letters repeat ancient stereotypes about women, eunuchs, slaves, and barbarians--in their Roman imperial setting, each of these...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197668968
• ISBN13: 9780197668962
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"