For any readers interested in a challenging new book about sex workers and the Bible, I have put up a post about it here.
Tom Beaudoin
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
The Problematic Image of Babylon in the Book of Revelation
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Beth Cioffoletti
14 years ago
Good review, Tom. It sounds like a fascinating book - also sounds like it might be similar to Cynthia Beourgeault's book about Mary Magdelen (I haven't read this book, just reviews). I wonder if the same "reverse parodic slander" was at work in the interpretation of the Magdalen as a sinner/prostitute. Beorgeault puts Mary Magdalen as a central figure in the Christ story.
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