Paul and ancient views of sexual desire Paul's sexual ethics in 1 Thessalonians 4, 1 Corinthians 7 and Romans 1. - Ellis, J. Edward (London T & T Clark, 2007)
Introduction -- Views of sexual desire in Jewish literature from 200 B.C.E. to 200 C.E. -- Views of sexual desire among Greek and Roman moralists and philosophers -- 1 Corinthians 7 in light of the Greek romantic novels -- Summary, implications, and avenues for further research.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-186) and indexes.
Keywords: Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Sexual ethics; Sex -- Religious aspects&delete& -- Christianity; 227.08 -- Paulinische theologie