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The most debated issue is over the exception to the ban on divorce, which the KJV translates as "saving for the cause of fornication." The Koine Greek word in the exception is πορνείας /porneia, this has variously been translated to specifically mean adultery, to mean any form of marital immorality, or to a narrow definition of marriages already invalid by law.
In the Biblical law, (Leviticus 20:10; Deuteronomy 22:22) forgiveness is not an option: the lovers must die (Deuteronomy 22:21,24). No mention is made of an adulterous man in any code. In Hammurabi, a woman can apply for a divorce but must prove her moral worthiness or be drowned for asking.
The practice primarily focuses on polygyny (one man having more than one wife) and not polyandry (one woman having more than one husband), as polyandry is implied to be unlawful by the Hebrew Bible's laws of adultery (e.g., Deuteronomy 22:22) and in the New Testament (e.g., Romans 7:3).
According to certain studies, the public life of women in the time of Jesus was far more restricted than in Old Testament times. [1]: p.52 At the time the apostles were writing their letters concerning the Household Codes (Haustafeln), Roman law vested enormous power (Patria Potestas, lit. "the rule of the fathers") in the husband over his "family" (pater familias) which included his wife ...
In the biblical narrative, each of these occurred chronologically prior to the establishment of Levitical law. [11] Abraham married his half-sister Sarah , [ 12 ] Jacob married his first wife's sister (albeit without his knowledge), [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] and Amram married his paternal aunt Jochebed .
An 1880 Baxter process illustration of Revelation 22:17 by Joseph Martin Kronheim. The bride of Christ, or the lamb's wife, [1] is a metaphor used in number of related verses in the Christian Bible, specifically the New Testament – in the Gospels, the Book of Revelation, the Epistles, with related verses in the Old Testament.
One's brother's wife (sister-in-law) (Leviticus 18:16), with the exception of Yibum One's wife's sister ( sister-in-law ) during one's wife's lifetime, even if since divorced ( Leviticus 18:18 ) The lists of prohibited relationships can be summarised as follows (the relations highlighted in red are those that are prohibited):
Biblical law in Christianity; Expounding of the Law#Divorce; Get (divorce document) Jewish views of marriage; Houses of Hillel and Shammai (for information regarding 1st century sources that are often used to contextualize Christ's teaching) Matthew 5:32; Pauline privilege; Petrine privilege; Religion and divorce; Talaq (Nikah)