Title
The Bible as a Dangerous Text (?): Reading and Misreading the Gospel in 'God Rest You Merry, Gentleman
Document Type
Essay
Annotation
Chapter section demonstrates how the story constructs the Bible, specifically Matthew 19:12, as dangerous based on its effects upon the young man who castrates himself in a quest for "eunuch-hood."
Published in
Literary Depictions of Dangerous Reading: Textual Dangers
Date
2019
Pages
138-142
COinS
Citation
West, Kevin R. "The Bible as a Dangerous Text (?): Reading and Misreading the Gospel in 'God Rest You Merry, Gentleman.'" In Literary Depictions of Dangerous Reading: Textual Dangers 138-42. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2019.