{"product_id":"unprotected-texts-jennifer-wright-knust-9780061725395","title":"Unprotected Texts: The Bible's Surprising Contradictions about Sex and Desire","description":"\"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 \u003cem\u003eMisquoting Jesus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoston 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 \u003cem\u003eJesus Interrupted \u003c\/em\u003eand John Shelby Spong's \u003cem\u003eSins of Scripture\u003c\/em\u003e, Knust's \u003cem\u003eUnprotected Texts\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Wright Knust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061725390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061725395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 5.95w x 0.94d","brand":"Jennifer Wright Knust","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048472899839,"sku":"9780061725395","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6bb325a-907d-4f41-8cc3-d44bd087259f.jpg?v=1684995966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unprotected-texts-jennifer-wright-knust-9780061725395","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}