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“An explosive, fascinating book that reveals how the Bible cannot be used as a rulebook when it comes to sex. A terrific read by a top scholar.” —Bart Ehrman, author of Misquoting Jesus Boston University’s cutting-edge religion scholar Jennifer Wright Knust reveals the Bible’s contradictory messages about sex in this thoughtful, riveting, and timely reexploration of the letter of the gospels. In the tradition of Bart Erhman’s Jesus Interrupted and John Shelby Spong’s Sins of Scripture, Knust’s Unprotected Texts liberates us from the pervasive moralizing—the fickle dos and don’ts—so often dictated by religious demagogues. Knust’s powerful reading offers a return to the scripture, away from the mere slogans to which it is so often reduced.

A fresh look at the Bible reveals a richness of insight about sex and sexuality For some people, the Bible s perspectives on sex may seem too one-dimensional or antiquated to apply to modern-day life. Others may hold up the Bible as the ultimate moral guideline when it comes to sex and human sexuality. A close reading of the Bible reveals that while its rules and lessons about sex and sexuality may not be applicable to all people at all times, this sacred scripture does offer surprising insight into our modern sexual lives. This intriguing guide demystifies the Bible, synthesizing basic historical, theological, literary and linguistic ideas about the Bible s texts with our modern attitudes about sex. Thoughtful new translation and provocative commentary bridge the divide between biblical authority and our present-day views on gender roles, marriage, sexual orientation, virginity, lust and sexual pleasure. Drawing from Hebrew and Christian scripture, it examines the ways that the language of religion and the language of sex intersect. Now you can discover what the Bible says about sex with no previous background in theology or religious history. This SkyLight Illuminations edition offers insightful and engaging commentary that explains the historical context and religious worldviews of those who wrote the Bible as well as the role their perspectives play in current social debates. You will be encouraged to form your own opinion about what the Bible has to say about sex and gain a deeper understanding of your own sexuality.

This book uses the ubiquitous comparison between food and sex as a framework for examining a number of texts from the Hebrew Bible, as well as later readings of those texts and interpretive issues raised by the texts. A range of biblical texts in which both food and sex appear are analyzed in an interdisciplinary fashion with the help of both traditional tools of biblical scholarship and less traditional tools such as Queer studies and cultural anthropology. By utilizing a reading lens that relates food and sex to one another intentionally, rather than treating them separately, the book will among other things question the tendency of readers of the Bible to overstress the gravity of sexual matters in relation to other matters of potential ethical, theological, exegetical and cultural concern, such as food. At the same time, as the title Practising Safer Texts indicates, the book also proposes a pragmatic approach to biblical interpretation that uses strategies of "safer sex" as a sort of loose model. Such an approach assesses texts and readings of the Bible not in a universalizing fashion but rather in terms of their likely effects, for good or ill, on particular readers in particular contexts and situations (just as notions of "safer sex" ask us to assess sexual acts not in a moralizing fashion but, rather, in terms of their likely effects on particular persons.

This text compares two groups of sex laws in the Bible and reveals factors more narrowly focused than the general desire to control social behaviour.

Don’t Get Friend Zoned! The techniques in this texting guide will: • Turn her ambivalence into an obsession. • Help you develop a sense of texting humor that makes hotties want to get with you. • Get that distant girl to pay more attention. • Provide common texting scenarios and solutions to keep her attention on you. • Avoid being friend-zoned. • Use “multiple threads” to avoid conversational dead-ends. • Dip into a catalog of 300+ witty pre-written texts when you can’t think of something yourself. The Art Of Flirty Texting: How To Make Girls Obsess Over You. Step 1: USE WILDLY CLEVER WAYS TO GET HER PHONE NUMBER (or get her to ask you for yours). See 10 ultra-smooth and entertaining examples of how to get her phone number. Like this one: You: Let me see your phone a sec. Her: Why? You: I want to take a picture of you so you can send it to me. (take pic) Her: Cool. What’s your number? Click on P. 15-20. to see more clever tactics. Step 2: IS SHE DISTANT? SPARK HER INTEREST. Do it with fun, quirky texts that make her look forward to hearing the phone ding. Example: “Do you think naming two puppies Daft and Punk is a little over the top?" Learn the 9 Must-Know Tactics To Texting Girls Who Aren’t Showing Much Interest. You’ll have her panting for your next text and wanting to hang out with you in no time. It’s all on p. 25-36. Step 3: GET GIRLS TO CHASE YOU. See dozens of “dialogues” showing you ways to ramp up the romantic tension. Comes with my “Text Timing Chart” –showing you how to time your texts, and how long to wait to respond to her. Step 4: TEXT SOMETHING WITTY. Learn the 7 Biggest Texting Mistakes Most Guys Make (And how to avoid them). Try my catalog of 300+ irresistible, witty texts. They’ll capture her attention, peak her curiosity and set the stage for a strong attraction. Step 5: TURN HER ON. The word-for-word suggestions in this guide to texting are GUARANTEED to make her look at you and think,“Tonight just got more interesting.” These flirty text message tips are all on Pages 47-85. Step 6: CALL HER. Stop ‘texturbating!” You didn’t get her number to knit text threads into adorable little sweaters. Ask her to hang out! In this section you’ll learn the #1 rule of text romance: Call, don’t text, to ask her out. You won’t believe how impressive that is to girls used to guys hiding behind their texts. All on P. 29-42. Step 7: HOW TO HANDLE THAT FIRST PHONE CALL. Prevent “conversation stalling” and awkward silences by using the “Multiple Threads” concept. Rephrase boring questions into interesting comments. Boring: “How many brothers and sisters do you have?” Interesting: “I bet you’re the youngest in your family.” You’ll also learn an amazing body language trick that projects warmth, confidence and sexiness over the phone. It’s all on P. 37-60. Step 8: POST-DATE TEXTING TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING. You asked her out. Great. Date go well? Then use the text threads in this book to keep the charm offensive going. If the date didn’t go well (damn, boy, what did you do—tweet through dinner?!) and you still want to see her then read my chapter on “redemption texting.” Don’t want another date? (she was so boring at dinner the corn on the cob covered its ears?) See great examples of how to turn her down or turn her into a friend with benefits. Text Your Way Into Her Heart. Or Her Skirt. Scroll up, click the buy button and get started. I see a condom in your future! This installment of How To Text A Girl is part of The Flirty Text Message Series.

Helene Cixous is widely regarded as one of the world's most influential feminist writers and thinkers. "White Ink" brings together her most revealing interviews, available in English for the first time. Spanning over four decades and including a new interview with the editor Susan Sellers, this collection presents a brilliant, running commentary on the subjects at the heart of Cixous' writing.Here, Cixous discusses her books and her creative process, her views on and insights into literature, philosophy, theatre, politics, aesthetics, faith and ethics, human relations and the state of the world. As she responds to interviewers' questions, Cixous is prompted to reflect on her roles and activities as poet, playwright, feminist theorist, professor of literature, philosopher, woman, Jew. Each interview is a remarkable performance, an event in language and thought where Cixous' celebrated intellectual and poetic force can be witnessed 'in action'. The accessibility of the interview format provides an excellent starting-point for readers new to Cixous, while those already familiar with her work will find unexpected insights and fresh elucidations of her thought.