The Gospel Prohibition of Divorce: Tradition History and Meaning
Each of the present Gospel forms of the tradition of Jesus' words prohibiting divorce (Mt. 5.32; Mk 10.11-12; Lk. 16.18) is a natural development of a single original form which (1) lacked the exception clause (which probably arose in a Jewish Christian context where adultery was understood as...
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| Language: | English |
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1995
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 1995, Volume: 17, Issue: 58, Pages: 19-35 |
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| Summary: | Each of the present Gospel forms of the tradition of Jesus' words prohibiting divorce (Mt. 5.32; Mk 10.11-12; Lk. 16.18) is a natural development of a single original form which (1) lacked the exception clause (which probably arose in a Jewish Christian context where adultery was understood as causing the total destruction of a marriage, and which in any case represents a re-formulation of the moral vision of Jesus for practical implementation as a rule of life); (2) included the man's remarriage as an essential part of the action being criticized (this is where the adultery against the former wife takes place); and (3) contained a form of the second clause about marrying a divorced women which is to be understood as referring to a woman who has deliberately precipitated a divorce from her husband in order to contract a more desirable liason. This original is traced to the historical Jesus. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X9501705802 |