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Unprotected Texts:
Controversial Elements in the Bible
Bart Ehrman & Jennifer Wright Knust with David Gibson
Aaron Friedberg, JD Chair in Bible Studies Lecture

Tue, Feb 7, 8:15 pm ET

Examine the Bible’s many mixed messages on sex and sexuality, and its lasting influence on hot-button issues from the priesthood to gay marriage, with two leading Biblical scholars whose recent books touched a nerve with readers and set off fierce public debates.

Bart Ehrman is the author of more than 20 books, including The New York Times best sellers Forged and Misquoting Jesus.

Jennifer Wright Knust is an assistant professor of religion at Boston University. An ordained American Baptist pastor, she is the author of Unprotected Texts: The Bible’s Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire.

David Gibson is an award-winning religion writer. His latest book is a biography of Pope Benedict XVI. This lecture is endowed by Philip and Jamila Weintraub

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Sponsored by the Gulf Coast Community Foundation and
the Rabbi Sanford Saperstein Fund of Temple Beth Israel

Unprotected Texts: Controversial Elements in the Bible Bart Ehrman & Jennifer Wright Knust with David Gibson Aaron Friedberg, JD Chair in Bible Studies Lecture

Last updated Feb 4, 2012

Unprotected Texts:
Controversial Elements in the Bible
Bart Ehrman & Jennifer Wright Knust with David Gibson
Aaron Friedberg, JD Chair in Bible Studies Lecture