Man Jesus Loved. Theodore W. Jr. Jennings

       For Gerardo

      The Pilgrim Press

      700 Prospect Avenue East

      Cleveland, Ohio 44115–1100

       pilgrimpress.com

      © 2003 by Theodore W. Jennings, Jr.

      All rights reserved. Published 2003

      Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper

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       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Jennings, Theodore W.

      The man Jesus loved : homoerotic narratives from the New

      Testament / Theodore W. Jennings, Jr.

      p.cm.

      Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

      ISBN 0–8298-1535-X (alk. paper)

      1. Homosexuality in the Bible. 2. Bible. N.T. – Gay interpretations.

      3. Jesus Christ–Friends and associates. 4. Beloved Disciple. I. Title.

      BS2545.H63 J46 2003

      225.6′086′64–dc21

      2003043347

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