Title: Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible: The Social and Literary Context
Author: David Instone-Brewer
Publisher: Wm. E. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids: 2002. Pp. xi+355.
David Instone-Brewer, Senior Research Fellow in Rabbinics and the New Testament at Tyndale House, Cambridge, is eminently qualified to write on the topic, “Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible.” He has written extensively in the area.
The book comprises eleven chapters: 1. The Ancient Near East: Marriage is a Contract; 2. The Pentateuch: The Divorce Certificate Allows Remarriage; 3. The Later Prophets: Breaking Marriage Vows is Condemned; 4. Intertestamental Period: Increasing Rights for Women; 5. Rabbinic Teaching: Increasing Grounds for Divorce; 6. Jesus’ Teaching: Divorce on Biblical Grounds Only; 7. Paul’s Teaching: Biblical Grounds Include Neglect; 8. Marriage Vows: Vows Inherited from the Bible and Judaism; 9. History of Divorce: Interpretations in Church History; 10. Modern Reinterpretations: Different Ways to Understand the Biblical Text; 11. Pastoral Conclusions: Reversing Institutionalized Misunderstandings.
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Author: Colin G. Kruse
Keywords: Marriage, Divorce, Bill of divorcement, Certificate of divorce, Certificate of divorcement, Bill of divorce, School of Hillel, School of Shammai, Any cause, Every cause, Divorce for any cause, Divorce of every cause, Rabbinic debate, Commits adultery, Continues to commit adultery, Remarriage, Divorcement, Exception clause, Except for fornication, Except for adultery, divorce and remarriage, divorce and marriage
Bible reference(s): Deuteronomy 24:1-3, Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:3-9, Mark 10:4, Mark 10:11-12, Luke 16:18, Romans 7:1-3
Source: Australian Biblical Review, Volume 53, 2005.
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