Listening to a Conversation: Divorce, the Torah, and Earliest Christianity

The authors examine the interpretive processes underlying the positions on divorce advocated by Jesus, Ezra, Matthew and Paul. Their analysis reveals that, in each instance, the interpretations rely, not solely or even primarily on the explicit statement made by the only text on divorce in the Torah...

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Authors: Polaski, Don (Author) ; Polaski, Sandra Hack (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2009
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2009, Volume: 106, Issue: 4, Pages: 591-602
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