When Did we See You Naked?

Dr Jayme R. Reaves is a public theologian and Co-ordinator at the Centre for Encountering the Bible at Sarum College, UK. Originally from the American South, she has worked in post-conflict former Yugoslavia and Northern Ireland and focuses on bridging the gap between theology, peacemaking, and reconciliationDavid Tombs is Director of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at the University of Otago. His article with Katie Edwards “#HimToo – why Jesus should be recognised as a victim of sexual violence” for The Conversation received over 20,000 views in two days and generated media coverage around the worldDr Rocio Figueroa is a Peruvian Theologian, Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Good Shepherd College in Auckland and an External Researcher at the Centre for Theology and Public Issues at Otago University, New Zealand. She has previously lectured and worked in Peru, Italy, and Mexico. She worked in the Holy See as head for the Women’s section in the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

"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."

• List of Contributors xiForeword by the Rt Revd Dr Eleanor Sanderson xvIntroduction: Acknowledging Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse 1Jayme R. Reaves and David TombsPart 1: Biblical and Textual Studies1 Crucifixion and Sexual Abuse 15David Tombs2 Covering Up Sexual Abuse: An Ecclesial Tendency from the Earliest Years of the Jesus Movement? 28Michael Trainor3 ‘He Never Said a Mumbalin’ Word’: A Womanist Perspectiveof Crucifixion, Sexual Violence and Sacralized Silence 46Mitzi J. Smith4 Family Resemblance: Reading Post-Crucifixion Encounters as Community Responses to Sexual Violence 67Monica C. Poole5 Knowing Christ Crucified (1 Corinthians 2.2): Cross, Humiliation and Humility 91Jeremy Punt6 Jesus, Joseph and Tamar Stripped: Trans-textual and Intertextual Resources for Engaging Sexual Violence Against Men 110Gerald O. WestPart 2: Stations of the Cross7 This is My A Body 131Pádraig Ó TuamaPart 3: Parsing Culture, Context and Perspectives8 Conceal to Reveal: Reflections on Sexual Violence and Theological Discourses in the African Caribbean 149Carlton Turner9 ‘Not pictured’: What Veronica Mars Can Teach Us about the Crucifixion 165Rachel Starr10 Jesus is a Survivor: Sexual Violence and Stigma within Faith Communities 178Elisabet le Roux11 Why Do We See Him Naked? Politicized, Spiritualized and Sexualized Gazes at Violence 195R. Ruard Ganzevoort, Srdjan Sremac and Teguh Wijaya Mulya12 The Crucified Christa: A Re-evaluation 210Nicola Slee13 Jesus as a Victim of Sexual Abuse: A Womanist Critical Discourse Analysis of the Crucifixion 230Mmapula Diana KebaneilwePart 4: Sexual Abuse, Trauma and the Personal14 Jesus: A Critical Companion in the Journey to Moving on from Sexual Abuse 249Beth R. Crisp15 Surviving Trauma at the Foot of the Cross 260Karen O’Donnell16 ‘This is My Body’: A Womanist Reflection on Jesus’ Sexualized Trauma during His Crucifixion from a Survivor of Sexual Assault 278Shanell T. Smith17 Seeing His Innocence, I See My Innocence 287Rocío Figueroa and David TombsAcknowledgements 313Acknowledgement of Sources 314Index of Biblical References 315Index of Names and Subjects 318