Making Sense of Sex: Attitudes Towards Sexuality in Early Jewish and Christian Literature (Biblia.com)

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In Making Sense of Sex: Attitudes towards Sexuality in Early Jewish and Christian Literature, William Loader examines writings from the Greco-Roman period, relating their perspectives on sex. Loader also engages with the academic discourse surrounding the writings, allowing for a thorough investigation of both the primary sources and the existing interpretations of the writings. Through...

Another tale playfully alludes to the Genesis stories. It is found in 1 Esdras 3:1–5:6, in a work revising Ezra and Nehemiah, and composed originally in Aramaic sometime in the second century B. C. E. This tale depicts a competition among Darius’ bodyguards to see who can make the best argument for what is most powerful in the world. In the fun that follows, one argues for wine, another for the king, another for women, and the fourth for truth, which finally wins the contest. The case for women39

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