When Did we See You Naked?
Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse
When Did we See You Naked?
Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse
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Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 9780334060321
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 30/03/2021
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 23.4 cm
Was the stripping and exposure of Jesus a form of sexual abuse? If so, why does such a reading of Jesus’ suffering matter?
The combined impact of the #MeToo movement and a further wave of global revelations on church sexual abuse have given renewed significance to recent work naming Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse.
Timely and provocative "When did we see you naked?" presents the arguments for reading Christ as an abuse victim, as well as exploring how the position might be critiqued, and what implications and applications it might offer to the Church.
Watch - When Did We See You Naked book launch with Jayme Reaves, David Tombs, Rocio Figueroa and Mitzi J. Smith.
List of Contributors xi
Foreword by the Rt Revd Dr Eleanor Sanderson xv
Introduction: Acknowledging Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse 1
Jayme R. Reaves and David Tombs
Part 1: Biblical and Textual Studies
1 Crucifixion and Sexual Abuse 15
David Tombs
2 Covering Up Sexual Abuse: An Ecclesial Tendency from the Earliest Years of the Jesus Movement? 28
Michael Trainor
3 ‘He Never Said a Mumbalin’ Word’: A Womanist Perspective
of Crucifixion, Sexual Violence and Sacralized Silence 46
Mitzi J. Smith
4 Family Resemblance: Reading Post-Crucifixion Encounters as Community Responses to Sexual Violence 67
Monica C. Poole
5 Knowing Christ Crucified (1 Corinthians 2.2): Cross, Humiliation and Humility 91
Jeremy Punt
6 Jesus, Joseph and Tamar Stripped: Trans-textual and Intertextual Resources for Engaging Sexual Violence Against Men 110
Gerald O. West
Part 2: Stations of the Cross
7 This is My A Body 131
Pádraig Ó Tuama
Part 3: Parsing Culture, Context and Perspectives
8 Conceal to Reveal: Reflections on Sexual Violence and Theological Discourses in the African Caribbean 149
Carlton Turner
9 ‘Not pictured’: What Veronica Mars Can Teach Us about the Crucifixion 165
Rachel Starr
10 Jesus is a Survivor: Sexual Violence and Stigma within Faith Communities 178
Elisabet le Roux
11 Why Do We See Him Naked? Politicized, Spiritualized and Sexualized Gazes at Violence 195
R. Ruard Ganzevoort, Srdjan Sremac and Teguh Wijaya Mulya
12 The Crucified Christa: A Re-evaluation 210
Nicola Slee
13 Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse: A Womanist Critical Discourse Analysis of the Crucifixion 230
Mmapula Diana Kebaneilwe
Part 4: Sexual Abuse, Trauma and the Personal
14 Jesus: A Critical Companion in the Journey to Moving on from Sexual Abuse 249
Beth R. Crisp
15 Surviving Trauma at the Foot of the Cross 260
Karen O’Donnell
16 ‘This is My Body’: A Womanist Reflection on Jesus’ Sexualized Trauma during His Crucifixion from a Survivor of Sexual Assault 278
Shanell T. Smith
17 Seeing His Innocence, I See My Innocence 287
Rocío Figueroa and David Tombs
Acknowledgements 313
Acknowledgement of Sources 314
Index of Biblical References 315
Index of Names and Subjects 318
'This remarkable collection of essays reveals how profoundly the authors have been affected by the idea of Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse. The depth and seriousness of the contributions, the mix of theological and personal reflection, and the excitingly unpredictable variety of response, points to the revelatory quality of what is being discussed. It is a tribute to an idea whose time has come. -- Prof Linda Woodhead
'This volume takes forward a new conversation on the crucified Jesus-a political prisoner sentenced to death by the powers that be and subjected to sexual abuse during the process of captivity and execution. It offers a highly creative and sophisticated enquiry that draws on social and cultural contexts and perspectives from throughout the world. Altogether an excellent example of ideological criticism today.' -- Prof. Dr. Fernando F. Segovia
'The issues around the suffering of Jesus, its meaning and its implications for contemporary church practices are complex, difficult and vitally important. There are certain aspects of Jesus's suffering that are rarely talked about, partly because sometimes they are not noticed, and partly because when they are noticed they are deeply uncomfortable. This book brings together an important group of scholars who have noticed something that we should all pay attention to. This book is an important contribution to a vital area of theology and Christian practice.' -- Prof John Swinton
'The collection of essays in this volume, appealing in both form and content, invites us to strip bare conventional hetero-patriarchal norms of what constitutes sexual abuse. The bold hermeneutical meanderings in the essays, make solidarity between text and context possible. The volume will certainly inspire courageous and challenging conversations which are likely to unravel normative assumptions about the sacred and the sexual.’ -- Sarojini Nadar
'...in using the phrase 'When did we see you naked' the editors of this fine book are challenging us with one of the most declamatory statements of the whole Bible - failure to see the bodies of those who are suffering is the critical failure to see the risen Christ amongst God's suffering people. This book is simply a must read!' -- Prof Anthony G. Reddie
