“But from the beginning it was not so”: The Jewish Apocalyptic Context of Jesus’ Teaching on Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage

This paper examines Jesus' teachings on marriage, divorce, and celibacy in the Synoptic Gospels, with a special focus on the "exception" clauses of Matthew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9, in order to understand these teachings in the context of the Hebrew Bible and other Jewish teaching of th...

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Main Author: John W. Martens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Moral Theology, Inc. 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Moral Theology
Online Access:https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/25762-but-from-the-beginning-it-was-not-so-the-jewish-apocalyptic-context-of-jesus-teaching-on-marriage-divorce-and-remarriage