Introduction  Chapter 1 Early Israelite History  Chapter 2 Jewish Tradition and Sexuality  
Chapter 3 Early Christian Thought  Chapter 4 The Two Shall Be One Flesh  Chapter 5 Marriage and Union
Chapter 6 Equality and Subjection  Chapter 7 Youth, Sexual Ethics and the One-Flesh Union References

The Biblical Design for Marriage: The Creation, Distortion and Redemption of Equality, Differentiation, Unity and Complementarity

Paul A. Twelker
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Trinity College
Trinity International University

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