My Flesh Is Meat Indeed A Nonsacramental Reading of John 6:51-58

In My Flesh Is Meat Indeed, Meredith J. C. Warren shows that the 'bread of life' discourse in John 6:51c-58 bears no Eucharistic overtones

Rape jokes, sexual violence and empire in Revelation and This Is the End

Contributors take on sexual violence in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, as well as the ancient Near Eastern and Roman contexts that informed the production of these texts

Five husbands: slut-shaming the Samaritan Woman

This essay pushes back against the many readings, both scholarly and popular, of the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4) as an example of Jesus’ “radical inclusivity.” It argues that receptions of the passage as inclusive often perpetuate the tendency known as slut-shaming, a tactic frequently employed to denigrate women and police their sexualities. Slut-shaming techniques are common both in biblical commentaries and in popular readings of John 4, and, I argue, are also employed by the author of John. Slut-shaming is the attempted denigration of a person, usually a woman or girl, because of her perceived sexual deviancy or promiscuity. Viewed through this lens, it becomes evident that the passage is hardly a call for inclusion of women or Samaritans. In the end, the character of the Samaritan at the well becomes just another woman for men to “think with.” While finding inclusive readings of scripture is an important part of an ethical interpretive framework for religious communities, readings of this passage as an inclusive text run the risk of participating in the same slut-shaming that occurs in the biblical text. What is more, the pattern of slut-shaming in scholarship on John 4 reinforces damaging norms within the academy, norms which enable a culture of sexism and rape culture to flourish within our guild

Jewish and Christian women in the Ancient Mediterranean

This is the first textbook dedicated to introducing women’s religious roles in Judaism and Christianity in a way that is accessible to undergraduates from all disciplines. The textbook provides brief, contextualising overviews that then allow for deeper explorations of specific topics in women’s religion, including leadership, domestic ritual, women as readers and writers of scripture, and as innovators in their traditions. Using select examples from ancient sources, the textbook provides teachers and students with the raw tools to begin their own exploration of ancient religion. An introductory chapter provides an outline of common hermeneutics or “lenses” through which scholars approach the texts and artefacts of Judaism and Christianity in antiquity. The textbook also features a glossary of key terms, a list of further readings and discussion questions for each topic, and activities for classroom use. In short, the book is designed to be a complete, classroom-ready toolbox for teachers who may have never taught this subject as well as for those already familiar with it

Geology of the country around Rhyl and Denbigh Memoir for 1:50 000 geological sheets 95 and 107 and parts of sheets 94 and 106

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