Divorce Discourses: A Biblical Dilemma

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The main aim of this book is to try and reconcile the apparently irreconcilable differences between the Biblical texts that allow divorce and those that prohibit divorce.  Although, the New Testament references to divorce were ambiguous enough to prevent a rapid consensus within the church that divorce was wholly unacceptable, it is notable that the Christian debate for and against divorce drew on both texts from the Old as well as the New Testament.  This book analyses the social and religious crisis faced by Ezra and Nehemiah, bringing about an understanding of why they mandated the Israelite men to forcefully divorce the foreign women they had married.  It focuses on a provisional understanding of divorce in the Ancient Israelite Society, analyzing what motivations influenced their ethical systems.  Against this background, it analyses Jesus’ response to the Pharisees in the Synoptic Gospels.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Denzil Chetty

Denzil Chetty is currently lecturing Comparative Regions in the School of Religion and Theology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) South Africa.  Chetty is currently researching ‘Religious Rhetoric and the Myth of Ethnic Conflict – A Case Study of Cultural Conflict in India (Kashmir).  He is also serving as the Editorial Assistant for Alternation, Journal for the Study of Southern African Literature and Language and is the Managing Editor of Nidan, Journal for the Study of Hinduism.  In 2003, Chetty was awarded the prestigious title of an Abe Bailey Scholar for his exceptional leadership qualities and his outstanding academic achievements.  He is an ordained Minister in the assemblies of God-South Africa and the Director of a non-profitable community organization called Masakhane cc. Skills, Eduction, Training & Development Centre.

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Title
Divorce Discourses: A Biblical Dilemma
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8180693880
Length
xx+156p., Tables; Notes; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
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