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Homoeroticism in the biblical world : a historical perspective

Martti Nissinen (Author)
The author surveys attitudes in the ancient Mediterranean world toward homoeroticism, that is, same-sex erotic relationships. Analyzing documents from Mesopotamia, Israel, Greece, Rome, rabbinic Judaism, and the earliest churches, he concisely introduces the relevant sources and their historical contexts in a readable way

Print Book, English, 1998
Fortress Press, Minneapolis, 1998