Making Sense of Sex: Attitudes towards Sexuality in Early Jewish and Christian Literature

This book is about listening to what writers were saying about sex in early Judaism and Christianity — ancient words surprisingly relevant for today. It functions as both a summary and a conclusion to William Loader's five previous books on sexuality in a form accessible to those who may not have a background knowledge of early Judaism and Christianity. It also contains a useful subject index to those five previous volumes.

In examining thoroughly all the relevant writings and related eviden...