Divorce clause versus "major justice" according to Matthew Evangelist (5, 31-32; 19, 3-9). Cover Image

KLauzula rozwodowa a "większa sprawiedliwość" według ewangelisty Mateusza (5, 31-32; 19, 3-9)
Divorce clause versus "major justice" according to Matthew Evangelist (5, 31-32; 19, 3-9).

Author(s): Zdzisław Żywica
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Marriage; void marriage; combined marriage; adultery; clause; divorce; major justice; porneia; Judaism; Jewish Christian.

Summary/Abstract: The submitted case study indicates further arguments for Matthew's authorship of the divorce clause which is found in Jesus' logia about marriage (5, 31-31; 19, 3-9). It refers to combined marriages in which one of the parties professed Judaism but became a follower of Jesus. Such relationships were deemed null and void by the Judaism party, who demanded a divorce from the Judeo-Christian party on the grounds that faith in Jesus was regarded by the former as something abhorent, i.e. adultery and a betrayal of the only God Yahweh. Matthew places this problem in the centre of evangelic appeal to serve major justice in terms of salvation through His son - Jesus the Messiah.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 53-67
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish