The Rape of Eve : The Transformation of Roman Ideology in Three Early Christian Retellings of Genesis /

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Sex, violence, power, and redemption. In recent decades, scholars of New Testament and early Christian traditions have given new attention to the relationships between gender and imperial power in the Roman world. In this surprising work, Celene Lillie examines core passages from three Gnostic texts...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lillie, Celene (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis [Minnesota] : Fortress Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Eve > (Biblical figure)
On the origin of the world.
Apocryphon of John.
On the origin of the world > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Reality of the rulers > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Apocryphon of John > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Rape in the Bible.
Rape.
Gnosticism.
Civilization.
Viol dans la Bible.
Gnosticisme.
Rape > Rome.
Rome (Empire)
Rome > Civilisation.
Rome > Civilization.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. "The king gave the sign to assault their spoils ..." : the mytho-logic of rape, marriage, and conquest
  • 2. "One loves, the other flees ..."
  • 3. "And they lusted after her ..." : the rape of Eve and the violation of the rulers
  • 4. "And so they convicted themselves ..." : the rulers and resistance
  • 5. "But she could not be grasped ..." : thinking through the rape of Eve
  • Epilogue.

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