Skip to content

Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible The Social and Literary Context

Best in textbook rentals since 2012!

ISBN-10: 0802849431

ISBN-13: 9780802849434

Edition: 2002

Authors: David Instone-Brewer

List price: $32.00
Blue ribbon 30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!
what's this?
Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:
Carrot Coin icon
XP icon
You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Customers also bought

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Publication date: 6/7/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 367
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.92" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

The Rev. Dr. David Instone-Brewer is a research fellow at Tyndale House, a research library in biblical studies located in Cambridge, England. He previously served as a Baptist minister. He is now engaged in a five-year project to identify and explain rabbinic traditions before A.D. 70. Previous publications include Techniques and Assumptions in Jewish Exegesis Before 70 C.E. (Mohr, 1992), Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible (Eerdmans, 2002), Divorce and Remarriage in the Church (Paternoster, 2003) and Traditions of the Rabbis from the Era of the New Testament (Eerdmans, 2004). In his free time, he enjoys writing computer programs.

Preface
Introduction
The Ancient Near East: Marriage Is a Contract
The Pentateuch: The Divorce Certificate Allows Remarriage
The Later Prophets: Breaking Marriage Vows Is Condemned
Intertestamental Period: Increasing Rights for Women
Rabbinic Teaching: Increasing Grounds for Divorce
Jesus' Teaching: Divorce on Biblical Grounds Only
Paul's Teaching: Biblical Grounds Include Neglect
Marriage Vows: Vows Inherited from the Bible and Judaism
History of Divorce: Interpretations in Church History
Modern Reinterpretations: Different Ways to Understand the Biblical Text
Pastoral Conclusions: Reversing Institutionalized Misunderstandings
Bibliography
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Subjects
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Texts