Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire

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.