A Possible Scriptural Precedent for Paul’s Teaching on Divorce (and Remarriage?) in 1 Corinthians 7:10-15
This paper argues that in the same way Jesus’ and the Pharisees’ positions on divorce were rooted in the Torah, so, too, Paul, a man steeped in the Hebrew Scriptures, may have been influenced by the Torah when formulating his own teaching on a believer’s freedom to remarry when abandoned by an unbel...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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| In: |
Tyndale bulletin
Year: 2018, Volume: 69, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-62 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Corinthians 1. 7,10-15
/ Old Testament
/ Divorce
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| Further subjects: | B
Divorce
B use of ot in nt B 1 corinthians B paul B Torah B New Testament |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This paper argues that in the same way Jesus’ and the Pharisees’ positions on divorce were rooted in the Torah, so, too, Paul, a man steeped in the Hebrew Scriptures, may have been influenced by the Torah when formulating his own teaching on a believer’s freedom to remarry when abandoned by an unbelieving spouse. Here it is argued that Paul may have drawn upon the marital life of Moses, who appears to have remarried a Cushite woman after being abandoned by his wife Zipporah due to his Abrahamic faith. |
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| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.53751/001c.27649 |
