Did Adultery Mandate Divorce? A Reassessment of Jesus' Divorce Logia

This paper argues that Matthew's so-called exception clauses to the prohibition of divorce (5.32; 19.9) make explicit what was already implicit in versions without them: that adultery required divorce. While biblical law required death for adulterers or expected it as a result of the ordeal of...

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Published in:New Testament studies
Main Author: Loader, William R.G. 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2015]
In: New Testament studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-78
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Matthäusevangelium 5,32 / Bible. Matthäusevangelium 19,9 / Divorce / Adultery
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B Divorce
B Sexual Intercourse
B Adultery
B Marriage
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