Straight Mind in Corinth: Queer Readings Across 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

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SKU: 9781628371475 Category:
Author: Townsley, Gillian
Publication Date: 07/07/2017
Publisher: SBL Press
Binding: Paperback
Media: Book
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Description

Despite its lack of both historical and exegetical clarity, 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 has often been fundamental to understandings of gender and sexuality in many Christian traditions. In particular, a hierarchical model of gender and a heterosexual model of sexuality tend to dominate and are presented as “natural” and “God-ordained.” With the materialist lesbian theory of Monique Wittig providing the theoretical basis for discussion, this book intersects various biblical, theological, and queer lines of inquiry across 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 in order to reveal and challenge these models of gender and sexuality that lie behind both the text itself and its various interpretations.