“The Two Will Become One Flesh”: Argumentative Function of Genesis 2:24 in 1 Corinthians 6:16b
“The Two Will Become One Flesh”: Argumentative Function of Genesis 2:24 in 1 Corinthians 6:16b
Author(s): Ilie Melniciuc-PuicăSubject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: Intertextuality; Paul; Corinthians; flesh; marriage
Summary/Abstract: This study deals with the quotation of Gen. 2:24 in New Testament. After a brief explanation by Jesus in Mk. 10 concerning controversy about divorce, it is presented in the argumentation of St. Paul in his Epistles to Corinth and Ephesus. The quotation underlines the bodily unity of Christians – man and women – with Christ. If someone bodily unified in fornication, he or she would break the law of that unity. First Corinthians 6:16b underlines the negative aspect of bodily union with a prostitute in the quest for salvation. The positive aspect in Pauline thought is expressed in Eph. 5:31, an exhortation read in Orthodox marriage services. They become an entity (“one body” in Greek and Hebrew language, “one flesh”), through their sexual relationship. They shall be no longer two, but one. Therefore, they cannot be separated.
Journal: Analele Ştiinţifice ale Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi. Teologie Ortodoxă
- Issue Year: 21/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 7-16
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English