Divorce in the New Testament

Häftad, Engelska, 1992

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Beskrivning

Few New Testament texts have had their meaning debated so vigorously as those in which Jesus discusses divorce: Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:6, 9; Mark 10:9-12; Luke 16:18; and 1 Cor 7:11. From the early Church, through there formation, and into the present day, they have continued to rouse debate within the Churches and among believers.This work focuses on one aspect of that debate; namely, what Jesus has to say regarding divorce when his sayings are interpreted in their literary and historical context. To aid in this contextual understanding, the sayings are studied in the order in which they were written down in ancient times. Not every aspect of the debate therefore is addressed - nor could it be on an issue of such personal and pastoral complexity. Yet it is the challenge of biblical scholars to study the Word of God - in all its complexity - and to try to make that Word understandable. This work is offered to scholars and believers alike in the hope of adding to that understanding.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1992-10-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 25 mm
Vikt:539 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Good News Studies
Antal sidor:408
Förlag:Liturgical Press
ISBN:9780814656914

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Separation och skilsmässa inom Hälsa och familj
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Raymond F. Collins is a Roman Catholic priest and a New Testament scholar. Most of his academic career was spent at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, the world’s oldest Catholic university, and at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, where he taught and served as the dean of the School of Religious Studies. Among his twenty books are major commentaries on Paul’s First and Second Letters to the Corinthians and the Pastoral Epistles, 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus.

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsAbbreviations ixIntroduction 11. A Problem at Corinth 9A Wife's Separation from Her Husband 13A Divorce? 15A Real or Hypothetical Situation? 22A Fait Accompli? 25The Situation 27"Not I, but the Lord" 29The Saying 32And What If? 35What About Husbands? 372. A Related Matter 40Mixed Marriages 40"I Say, Not the Lord" 42Marriage with Unbelievers 44A Christian's Response 46A Reasoned Plea 47A Rejected Spouse 58A Final Reason 60A Brief Aside 62Free to Marry? 623. The Debate 65The Text 67The Form of the Narrative 70Mark the Evangelist 71The Literary Genre 77The Context of the Debate 85Mark's Line of Thought 91A Few Remarks 93A Reflection 1024. The Debate Reconsidered 104Matthew's Text 106Matthew's Line of Thought 108Instruction of the Disciples 118A Synoptic Reading of the Text 132Confrontation with the Pharisees 141The Jesuanic Logion 1435. An Old Saying 146Matthew's Text 147The Context 149Matthew's Line of Thought 158A Synoptic Reading of Matt 5:31-32 169Another Synoptic Reading of Matt 5:31-32 172Luke's Version of Jesus' Teaching 175The Q-Saying 1816. An Exception 184An Exceptional Exception 184A Matter of Semantics 186The Historical Context 189Various Opinions 199A Reflection 205A Discussion 2077. The Development of a Tradition 214Jesus' Saying 215A Prophetic Saying 218The Church's Role 222Endnotes 233Select Bibliography 329Index of Scripture References 369Index of Names 381