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'''''God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says''''' is a book by Professor ], published in 2010.<ref name=warner>Jessica Warner , ''The Globe and Mail'', December 14, 2010.</ref><ref name=trible>], , '']'', 20 January 2012.</ref><ref name=stonehillcoll>, Stonehill College, September 29, 2010, new URL: archive dot today/BOYC {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128044310/http://www.stonehill.edu/x22571.xml |date=November 28, 2010 }}</ref> '''''God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says''''' is a book by ], published in 2010.<ref name=warner>Jessica Warner , ''The Globe and Mail'', {{#dateformat:14 December 2010}}.</ref><ref name=trible>], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806031403/http://www.bib-arch.org/reviews/review-god-and-sex.asp |date=2012-08-06 }}, '']'', {{#dateformat:20 January 2012}}.</ref><ref name=stonehillcoll>, Stonehill College, {{#dateformat:29 September 2010}}, new URL: archive dot today/BOYC {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128044310/http://www.stonehill.edu/x22571.xml |date=28 November 2010 }}</ref>


==Content== ==Content==
⚫ Coogan says that in the ], there is no prohibition of premarital or extramarital ] for men, except for ], ''i.e.'' having sex with the wife of another man.<ref name=coogan> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919213022/http://www.summitstonehill.com/opinion/5-questions-with-professor-michael-d-coogan-1.1716380 |date=2011-09-19 }} The Summit, {{#dateformat:19 October 19 2010}}. New URL: http://admin2.collegepublisher.com/se/the-summit/opinion/5-questions-with-professor-michael-d-coogan-1.1716380 . Quote: "In ancient Israel, premarital sex by a woman was discouraged because in the patriarchal society of that time, a daughter was her father's property. If she was not a virgin her value--the bride price her father would get from a prospective husband--was diminished. Also, any child born to an unmarried woman would be fatherless--the Biblical term is "orphan"-- and so without either a male protector or any possibility of an inheritance, which was passed from father to son. There is no explicit prohibition in the Old Testament of premarital or extramarital sex by men except for adultery, which meant having sex with another man's wife."</ref>
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⚫ Coogan {{clarify span|asserts|date=September 2016}} that, in the ], there is no prohibition of premarital or extramarital ] for men, except for ], i.e. sleeping with the wife of another man.<ref name=coogan> The Summit, October 19, 2010. New URL: http://admin2.collegepublisher.com/se/the-summit/opinion/5-questions-with-professor-michael-d-coogan-1.1716380 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919213022/http://www.summitstonehill.com/opinion/5-questions-with-professor-michael-d-coogan-1.1716380 |date=September 19, 2011 }}. Quote: " In ancient Israel, premarital sex by a woman was discouraged because in the patriarchal society of that time, a daughter was her father's property. If she was not a virgin her value--the bride price her father would get from a prospective husband--was diminished. Also, any child born to an unmarried woman would be fatherless--the Biblical term is "orphan"-- and so without either a male protector or any possibility of an inheritance, which was passed from father to son. There is no explicit prohibition in the Old Testament of premarital or extramarital sex by men except for adultery, which meant having sex with another man's wife."</ref>


Coogan affirms that premarital sex for women was "discouraged",<ref name=coogan/> but the ] has a word for the sons of unmarried women,<ref name=coogan/> i.e. they were allowed to give birth to such sons, although their sons were relegated to an inferior social status.<ref name=coogan/> He also claims that ] condemned extramarital sex out of ] fears (he thought that the world was going to end soon)<ref name=coogan/> and that ] does not say anything about this,<ref name=coogan/> except regulating ] between a man and one of his wives. Coogan does use therein the singular ("wife"), but does not say that a man could have only one wife, since Jesus was therein discussing the Law of ], which allowed for ]. Further, he states that premarital sex for women was "discouraged".<ref name=coogan/> The ] has a word for the sons of unmarried women,<ref name=coogan/> and their sons were relegated to an inferior social status.<ref name=coogan/> He also claims that ] condemned extramarital sex out of ] fears (he thought that the world was going to end soon)<ref name=coogan/> and that ] does not say anything about this,<ref name=coogan/> except regulating ] between a man and one of his wives. Coogan uses the singular ("wife"), but does not say that a man could have only one wife, since Jesus was discussing the ], which allowed for ].


Interviewed by '']'' magazine about this book, he also says that words often translated in the Bible as "]" have often nothing to do with ],<ref name=silver/> and that according to ], the ] were right about ].<ref name=silver>Alexandra Silver Time.com, October 31, 2010</ref> Interviewed by '']'' magazine about this book, he also says that words often translated in the Bible as "]" have often nothing to do with ],<ref name=silver/> and that according to '']'', the ] were right about ].<ref name=silver>Alexandra Silver Time.com, {{#dateformat:31 October 2010}}</ref>


==Reception== ==Reception==
The book was well received by Jessica Warner, from the ],<ref name=warner/> but was criticized by Prof. ], from ] in ]. Trible asserts that ] was not decreed by ] but only described by him, it being specific for humans after the fall, and claims that ] made the same mistake as Coogan in this respect.<ref name=trible/> The Catholic apologist ] strongly denounced both the book and the author on numerous other grounds.<ref name=Sungenis>Robert Sungenis, Sr., PhD {{dead link|date=September 2014}}, ''Culture Wars'', January 2013.</ref> The book was well received by Jessica Warner, from the ],<ref name=warner/> but was criticized by Prof. ], from ] in ]. Trible asserts that ] was not decreed by ] but only described by him, it being specific for humans after the fall, and claims that ] made the same mistake as Coogan in this respect.<ref name=trible/> The Catholic apologist ] strongly denounced both the book and the author on numerous other grounds.<ref name=Sungenis>Robert Sungenis, Sr., PhD {{dead link|date=September 2014}}, ''Culture Wars'', January 2013.</ref>


The book was reviewed by ABC Radio National<ref name=kohn>Rachael Kohn . The Spirit of Things. ABC Radio National, 15 January 2012.</ref> which claimed that "Michael Coogan is one of the leading Biblical scholars in the US, and in his book ''God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says'', he reveals all, including whether David loved Jonathan in that way."<ref name=kohn/> The book was reviewed by ABC Radio National<ref name=kohn>Rachael Kohn . The Spirit of Things. ABC Radio National, {{#dateformat:15 January 2012}}.</ref> which claimed that "Michael Coogan is one of the leading Biblical scholars in the US, and in his book ''God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says'', he reveals all, including whether David loved Jonathan in that way."<ref name=kohn/>


CNN gave Coogan the chance to present his book on its website.<ref>Michael Coogan CNN.com, 2010-10-26.</ref> Newsweek also had an article about this book.<ref>Lisa Miller, , Newsweek, 6 February 2011</ref> '']'' presented an interview with Coogan upon this book.<ref> December 21, 2010.</ref> CNN gave Coogan the chance to present his book on its website.<ref>Michael Coogan CNN.com, {{#dateformat:26 October 2010}}.</ref> Newsweek also had an article about this book.<ref>Lisa Miller, , Newsweek, {{#dateformat:6 February 2011}}</ref> '']'' presented an interview with Coogan upon this book.<ref> {{#dateformat:21 December 2010}}.</ref>


== Abstract == == Abstract ==

The author, ], makes several claims on various issues in his book ''God and Sex'', including: The author, ], makes several claims on various issues in his book ''God and Sex'', including:
: that in the ], child sacrifice was prohibited, but this prohibition wasn't always obeyed;<ref>Coogan (2010:31)</ref> that a man's sexual history was never an issue (thus no such thing as a ] requirement for men);<ref name="Coogan 2010:33">Coogan (2010:33)</ref> the only religiously celibate ] were the ], but this was contrary to mainstream ];<ref name="Coogan 2010:33"/> ] was married;<ref>Coogan (2010:36)</ref> ] thought that ] had fathered ];<ref>Coogan (2010:38)</ref> "Joseph 'did not know' ] 'until she has given birth to a son'" (she did not remain virgin, according to ]),<ref>Coogan (2010:39)</ref> prophets were both male and female,<ref>Coogan (2010:43)</ref> the priesthood and the ]nate were for men only,<ref>Coogan (2010:48)</ref> but ] was a ] and ] was an ],<ref>Coogan (2010:49)</ref> the ] states that men are superior to women,<ref>Coogan (2010:59)</ref> ] was frequent,<ref>Coogan (2010:63)</ref> ]s were so rare that they were not a problem for the authors of the Bible,<ref>Coogan (2010:64)</ref> but there was a ritual meant for making unfaithful women abort;<ref>Coogan (2010:66)</ref> the books of the Bible were "kind of ]",<ref>Coogan (2010:73)</ref> ] visited ],<ref>Coogan (2010:75)</ref> ] has probably sexually abused ];<ref>Coogan (2010:77)</ref> the Bible does not state if ] and ] were married;<ref>Coogan (2010:78)</ref> there are Biblical laws regulating polygyny,<ref>Coogan (2010:79)</ref> and "]" meant "secondary wife";<ref>Coogan (2010:80)</ref> ] laid with ] but he was impotent,<ref>Coogan (2010:81)</ref> widows, rape victims and divorced women were "used goods", thus unworthy of a priest;<ref>Coogan (2010:88)</ref> the Bible is inconsistent on divorce<ref>Coogan (2010:89)</ref> and "pervasively ]";<ref>Coogan (2010:98)</ref> the ] were intended for Jewish men only;<ref name="Coogan 2010:102">Coogan (2010:102)</ref> marriage meant transfer of property,<ref name="Coogan 2010:102"/> but women were inferior to real estate;<ref name="Coogan 2010:102"/> adultery was about property rights;<ref name="Coogan 2010:103">Coogan (2010:103)</ref> in the Hebrew Bible there was no ban on men having sex with unmarried women (including prostitutes);<ref name="Coogan 2010:103"/> in David's time ] had only a few thousand inhabitants;<ref>Coogan (2010:105)</ref> father-daughter incest was only a devaluation of daughter's value;<ref>Coogan (2010:109)</ref> ] was not ];<ref>Coogan (2010:110)</ref> the Bible is inconsistent about brother-sister incest;<ref>Coogan (2010:111)</ref> sex with a woman was prohibited during ],<ref>Coogan (2010:115)</ref> but so is wearing wool and linen;<ref>Coogan (2010:117)</ref> David and ] were not sexual partners;<ref>Coogan (2010:121)</ref> ]'s sin was being inhospitable to strangers<ref>Coogan (2010:124)</ref> and "mistreatment of the powerless";<ref>Coogan (2010:130)</ref> ] does not say that Sodom's sin was ];<ref name="Coogan 2010:133">Coogan (2010:133)</ref> "sacred prostitution" nowhere and "never took place";<ref name="Coogan 2010:133"/> the Hebrew Bible does not say anything about ]ism,<ref>Coogan (2010:135)</ref> but Saint Paul thought that ] made ]s so;<ref>Coogan (2010:138)</ref> Jesus said very little about sexuality;<ref>Coogan (2010:139)</ref> the Bible is opposed to homosexuality;<ref>Coogan (2010:140)</ref> having sex with prostitutes was seen as a way of losing money<ref name="Coogan 2010:153">Coogan (2010:153)</ref> and Saint Paul opposed the use of prostitutes,<ref>Coogan (2010:152)</ref> but "]'s use of a prostitute was normal and acceptable",<ref name="Coogan 2010:153"/> this also applies to ],<ref name="Coogan 2010:157">Coogan (2010:157)</ref> who also foreshadowed suicide bombers;<ref name="Coogan 2010:157"/> ] wasn't a prostitute;<ref>Coogan (2010:159)</ref> God has reproductive organs<ref>Coogan (2010:163)</ref> and had a wife/wives;<ref>Coogan (2010:167)</ref> Jews were initially polytheist,<ref>Coogan (2010:170)</ref> Genesis 1:26-27 says that the '']'' were male and female<ref>Coogan (2010:175)</ref> and humans were made in their image;<ref>Coogan (2010:176)</ref> God's sons had sex with women;<ref>Coogan (2010:177)</ref> Yahweh is a sexual being,<ref>Coogan (2010:178)</ref> Wisdom was God's wife,<ref>Coogan (2010:179)</ref> gods used to have children in many mythologies,<ref>Coogan (2010:180)</ref> ] was God's wife<ref>Coogan (2010:182)</ref> (polygyny wasn't a problem for him);<ref>Coogan (2010:184)</ref> "all theology is metaphor"<ref name="Coogan 2010:188">Coogan (2010:188)</ref> and Yahweh was "an insanely jealous and abusive husband".<ref name="Coogan 2010:188"/> : that in the ], child sacrifice was prohibited, but this prohibition wasn't always obeyed;<ref>Coogan (2010:31)</ref> that a man's sexual history was never an issue (thus no such thing as a ] requirement for men);<ref name="Coogan 2010:33">Coogan (2010:33)</ref> the only religiously celibate ] were the ], but this was contrary to mainstream ];<ref name="Coogan 2010:33"/> ] was married;<ref>Coogan (2010:36)</ref> ] thought that ] had fathered ];<ref>Coogan (2010:38)</ref> "Joseph 'did not know' ] 'until she has given birth to a son'" (she did not remain virgin, according to ]),<ref>Coogan (2010:39)</ref> prophets were both male and female,<ref>Coogan (2010:43)</ref> the priesthood and the ]nate were for men only,<ref>Coogan (2010:48)</ref> but ] was a ] and ] was an ],<ref>Coogan (2010:49)</ref> the ] states that men are superior to women,<ref>Coogan (2010:59)</ref> ] was frequent,<ref>Coogan (2010:63)</ref> ]s were so rare that they were not a problem for the authors of the Bible,<ref>Coogan (2010:64)</ref> but there was a ritual meant for making unfaithful women abort;<ref>Coogan (2010:66)</ref> the books of the Bible were "kind of ]",<ref>Coogan (2010:73)</ref> ] visited ],<ref>Coogan (2010:75)</ref> ] has probably sexually abused ];<ref>Coogan (2010:77)</ref> the Bible does not state if ] and ] were married;<ref>Coogan (2010:78)</ref> there are Biblical laws regulating polygyny,<ref>Coogan (2010:79)</ref> and "]" meant "secondary wife";<ref>Coogan (2010:80)</ref> ] laid with ] but he was impotent,<ref>Coogan (2010:81)</ref> widows, rape victims and divorced women were "used goods", thus unworthy of a priest;<ref>Coogan (2010:88)</ref> the Bible is inconsistent on divorce<ref>Coogan (2010:89)</ref> and "pervasively ]";<ref>Coogan (2010:98)</ref> the ] were intended for Jewish men only;<ref name="Coogan 2010:102">Coogan (2010:102)</ref> marriage meant transfer of property,<ref name="Coogan 2010:102"/> but women were inferior to real estate;<ref name="Coogan 2010:102"/> adultery was about property rights;<ref name="Coogan 2010:103">Coogan (2010:103)</ref> in the Hebrew Bible there was no ban on men having sex with unmarried women (including prostitutes);<ref name="Coogan 2010:103"/> in David's time ] had only a few thousand inhabitants;<ref>Coogan (2010:105)</ref> father-daughter incest was only a devaluation of daughter's value;<ref>Coogan (2010:109)</ref> ] was not ];<ref>Coogan (2010:110)</ref> the Bible is inconsistent about brother-sister incest;<ref>Coogan (2010:111)</ref> sex with a woman was prohibited during ],<ref>Coogan (2010:115)</ref> but so is wearing wool and linen;<ref>Coogan (2010:117)</ref> David and ] were not sexual partners;<ref>Coogan (2010:121)</ref> ]'s sin was being inhospitable to strangers<ref>Coogan (2010:124)</ref> and "mistreatment of the powerless";<ref>Coogan (2010:130)</ref> ] does not say that Sodom's sin was ];<ref name="Coogan 2010:133">Coogan (2010:133)</ref> "sacred prostitution" nowhere and "never took place";<ref name="Coogan 2010:133"/> the Hebrew Bible does not say anything about ]ism,<ref>Coogan (2010:135)</ref> but Saint Paul thought that ] made ]s so;<ref>Coogan (2010:138)</ref> Jesus said very little about sexuality;<ref>Coogan (2010:139)</ref> the Bible is opposed to homosexuality;<ref>Coogan (2010:140)</ref> having sex with prostitutes was seen as a way of losing money<ref name="Coogan 2010:153">Coogan (2010:153)</ref> and Saint Paul opposed the use of prostitutes,<ref>Coogan (2010:152)</ref> but "]'s use of a prostitute was normal and acceptable",<ref name="Coogan 2010:153"/> this also applies to ],<ref name="Coogan 2010:157">Coogan (2010:157)</ref> who also foreshadowed suicide bombers;<ref name="Coogan 2010:157"/> ] wasn't a prostitute;<ref>Coogan (2010:159)</ref> God has reproductive organs<ref>Coogan (2010:163)</ref> and had a wife/wives;<ref>Coogan (2010:167)</ref> Jews were initially polytheist,<ref>Coogan (2010:170)</ref> Genesis 1:26-27 says that the '']'' were male and female<ref>Coogan (2010:175)</ref> and humans were made in their image;<ref>Coogan (2010:176)</ref> God's sons had sex with women;<ref>Coogan (2010:177)</ref> Yahweh is a sexual being,<ref>Coogan (2010:178)</ref> Wisdom was God's wife,<ref>Coogan (2010:179)</ref> gods used to have children in many mythologies,<ref>Coogan (2010:180)</ref> ] was God's wife<ref>Coogan (2010:182)</ref> (polygyny wasn't a problem for him);<ref>Coogan (2010:184)</ref> "all theology is metaphor"<ref name="Coogan 2010:188">Coogan (2010:188)</ref> and Yahweh was "an insanely jealous and abusive husband".<ref name="Coogan 2010:188"/>
Those are some of the issues up through page 188 of the book. Those are some of the issues up through page 188 of the book.


== Bibliography == == Bibliography ==


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God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says
AuthorMichael Coogan
PublisherHachette Book Group
Published in English2010
ISBN978-0-446-54525-9

God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says is a book by Michael Coogan, published in 2010.

Content

Coogan says that in the Hebrew Bible, there is no prohibition of premarital or extramarital sex for men, except for adultery, i.e. having sex with the wife of another man.

Further, he states that premarital sex for women was "discouraged". The Bible has a word for the sons of unmarried women, and their sons were relegated to an inferior social status. He also claims that Paul the Apostle condemned extramarital sex out of apocalyptic fears (he thought that the world was going to end soon) and that Jesus does not say anything about this, except regulating divorce between a man and one of his wives. Coogan uses the singular ("wife"), but does not say that a man could have only one wife, since Jesus was discussing the Law of Moses, which allowed for polygamy.

Interviewed by Time magazine about this book, he also says that words often translated in the Bible as "sodomy" have often nothing to do with anal intercourse between men, and that according to sola scriptura, the Mormons were right about polygamy.

Reception

The book was well received by Jessica Warner, from the University of Toronto, but was criticized by Prof. Phyllis Trible, from Wake Forest University School of Divinity in North Carolina. Trible asserts that patriarchy was not decreed by God but only described by him, it being specific for humans after the fall, and claims that Saint Paul made the same mistake as Coogan in this respect. The Catholic apologist Robert Sungenis strongly denounced both the book and the author on numerous other grounds.

The book was reviewed by ABC Radio National which claimed that "Michael Coogan is one of the leading Biblical scholars in the US, and in his book God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says, he reveals all, including whether David loved Jonathan in that way."

CNN gave Coogan the chance to present his book on its website. Newsweek also had an article about this book. The Young Turks presented an interview with Coogan upon this book.

Abstract

The author, Michael Coogan, makes several claims on various issues in his book God and Sex, including:

that in the Old Testament, child sacrifice was prohibited, but this prohibition wasn't always obeyed; that a man's sexual history was never an issue (thus no such thing as a virginity requirement for men); the only religiously celibate Jews were the Essenes, but this was contrary to mainstream Judaism; Saint Peter was married; Saint Paul thought that Saint Joseph had fathered Jesus; "Joseph 'did not know' Mary 'until she has given birth to a son'" (she did not remain virgin, according to Saint Matthew), prophets were both male and female, the priesthood and the rabbinate were for men only, but Phoebe was a deacon and Junia was an apostle, the Bible states that men are superior to women, polygyny was frequent, abortions were so rare that they were not a problem for the authors of the Bible, but there was a ritual meant for making unfaithful women abort; the books of the Bible were "kind of hypertext", Yahweh visited Abraham, Ishmael has probably sexually abused Isaac; the Bible does not state if Adam and Eve were married; there are Biblical laws regulating polygyny, and "concubine" meant "secondary wife"; Abishag laid with David but he was impotent, widows, rape victims and divorced women were "used goods", thus unworthy of a priest; the Bible is inconsistent on divorce and "pervasively patriarchal"; the Ten Commandments were intended for Jewish men only; marriage meant transfer of property, but women were inferior to real estate; adultery was about property rights; in the Hebrew Bible there was no ban on men having sex with unmarried women (including prostitutes); in David's time Jerusalem had only a few thousand inhabitants; father-daughter incest was only a devaluation of daughter's value; Onan was not masturbating; the Bible is inconsistent about brother-sister incest; sex with a woman was prohibited during her period, but so is wearing wool and linen; David and Jonathan were not sexual partners; Sodom's sin was being inhospitable to strangers and "mistreatment of the powerless"; Saint Jude does not say that Sodom's sin was homosexuality; "sacred prostitution" nowhere and "never took place"; the Hebrew Bible does not say anything about lesbianism, but Saint Paul thought that God made homosexuals so; Jesus said very little about sexuality; the Bible is opposed to homosexuality; having sex with prostitutes was seen as a way of losing money and Saint Paul opposed the use of prostitutes, but "Judah's use of a prostitute was normal and acceptable", this also applies to Samson, who also foreshadowed suicide bombers; Mary Magdalene wasn't a prostitute; God has reproductive organs and had a wife/wives; Jews were initially polytheist, Genesis 1:26-27 says that the elohim were male and female and humans were made in their image; God's sons had sex with women; Yahweh is a sexual being, Wisdom was God's wife, gods used to have children in many mythologies, Israel was God's wife (polygyny wasn't a problem for him); "all theology is metaphor" and Yahweh was "an insanely jealous and abusive husband".

Those are some of the issues up through page 188 of the book.

Bibliography

Coogan, Michael (October 2010). God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says (1st ed.). New York, Boston: Twelve. Hachette Book Group. ISBN 978-0-446-54525-9. OCLC 505927356. Retrieved May 5, 2011.

References

  1. ^ Jessica Warner "Sex and the biblical scholar", The Globe and Mail, 14 December 2010.
  2. ^ Phyllis Trible, "God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says" Archived 2012-08-06 at the Wayback Machine, Biblical Archaeology Review, 20 January 2012.
  3. "New Book by Professor Michael Coogan Examines Sex in the Bible", Stonehill College, 29 September 2010, new URL: archive dot today/BOYC Archived 28 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 5 Questions with Professor Michael D. Coogan Archived 2011-09-19 at the Wayback Machine The Summit, 19 October 19 2010. New URL: http://admin2.collegepublisher.com/se/the-summit/opinion/5-questions-with-professor-michael-d-coogan-1.1716380 . Quote: "In ancient Israel, premarital sex by a woman was discouraged because in the patriarchal society of that time, a daughter was her father's property. If she was not a virgin her value--the bride price her father would get from a prospective husband--was diminished. Also, any child born to an unmarried woman would be fatherless--the Biblical term is "orphan"-- and so without either a male protector or any possibility of an inheritance, which was passed from father to son. There is no explicit prohibition in the Old Testament of premarital or extramarital sex by men except for adultery, which meant having sex with another man's wife."
  5. ^ Alexandra Silver What the Bible Has to Say About Sex Time.com, 31 October 2010
  6. Robert Sungenis, Sr., PhD Book Review of: God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says, Culture Wars, January 2013.
  7. ^ Rachael Kohn The World's Sexiest Book. The Spirit of Things. ABC Radio National, 15 January 2012.
  8. Michael Coogan Bible has some shocking 'family values' CNN.com, 26 October 2010.
  9. Lisa Miller, What the Bible Really Says About Sex, Newsweek, 6 February 2011
  10. The Young Turks 21 December 2010.
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  53. Coogan (2010:163)
  54. Coogan (2010:167)
  55. Coogan (2010:170)
  56. Coogan (2010:175)
  57. Coogan (2010:176)
  58. Coogan (2010:177)
  59. Coogan (2010:178)
  60. Coogan (2010:179)
  61. Coogan (2010:180)
  62. Coogan (2010:182)
  63. Coogan (2010:184)
  64. ^ Coogan (2010:188)
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