In the course of his book Loader explores sexuality as it is presented in the Decalogue, the stories of Creation and the Garden of Eden, and the brief reference to divorce in Deuteronomy 24, lookin…
Communities of faith regularly turn to texts written two millennia ago to explore their questions about sexuality. This book introduces readers to the key passages that must be examined when trying…
This book provides a critical reassessment and fresh analysis of Jesus' attitude towards the law as portrayed in each of the canonical gospels, definitive work on the subject, this comprehensive s…
In Jesus and the Fundamentalism of His Day Loader investigates each of the four Gospels as well as the major streams of tradition that stand behind them. What emerges from this fascinating study is…
This book offers a unique new way of approaching the New Testament -- nothing else like it is in print and will be accessible to a broad readership, although it will also give longtime students of…
This book is about listening to what writers were saying about sex in early Judaism and Christianity -- ancient words surprisingly relevant for today. It functions as both a summary and a conclusio…
This book marks a first stage in the author's research on attitutedes toward sexuality in Judaism and Christianity of the Hellenistic Greco-Roman era. The author first discusses the early Enoch lit…