Remarriage in Early Christianity

by A. Andrew Das

What did early Christians believe about remarriage after divorce?

The New Testament sends mixed messages about divorce. Jesus forbids it in Mark's and Luke's Gospels, but he seems to make an exception for victims of infidelity in Matthew's Gospel. Paul permits divorce in 1 Corinthians when an unbeliever initiates it. Yet other Pauline passages imply that remarriage after divorce constitutes adultery.

A. Andrew Das confronts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802883745
• ISBN13: 9780802883742
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"