Although The Gospel According to Matthew does not state its authorship, it is generally based on church tradition rather than scripture (Keener 44). The earliest tradition states that the original Gospel was written in Hebrew by Matthew, a tax collector who later became one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus (Matthew 9.9) and subsequently translated into Greek. Most scholars believe that the Gospel was written in the area of Syria-Palestine between 70 CE and 90 CE, because the area is where the rabbis started to get political power mainly after 70 CE (Keener 44). The Gospel was originally written for Jewish-Christians to emphasize Jesus’ role as Messiah on the basis of the story that Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah.
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First, in Matthew 5:31-32 Jesus shows his interpretation of the law about divorce, referring to the Deuteronomy 24:1-4 and he adds additional statement “except on the ground of unchastity”. Then, Jesus’ teaching about divorce and exception is repeated in Matthew 19:9. Both Matthew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9 states that a situation of adultery is created when any person divorces for any reason other than sexual immorality; any person who divorced due to his or her spouse’s committing sexual immorality is allowed to remarriage without committing adultery.
Most scholars accept that the author of Matthew used Mark as a basis and narrative outline, keeping 90 percent of its verses (Clarke 23). However, Jesus’ teaching about divorce shown in Mark 10 is different to Matthew 5 and 9. Mark does not include the statement on the exception for divorce as mentioned in Matthew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9.
Formal considerations: The passage, Matthew 19:3-12, is a controversy narrative between Jesus and the Pharisees, following Mark 10 and focuses on questions of Torah. After verse 1-2 which is introduction part, questions are asked that leads to Jesus’ teaching about …show more content…
While Jesus brought out God’s original ideal for marriage that marriage is indissoluble when he was explaining why divorce should be avoided in Matthew 19:4-6, Jesus also provided the exception for divorce in Matthew 19:9. This Jesus’ teaching about divorce also can be applied to today’s society. I think that now we have many other ways to commit adultery than just having a sexual relationship with somebody other than spouses. One possible thing which can be considered as committing adultery is domestic violence including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Although God believes that marriage should be permanent, humans cannot be perfect. Therefore I believe that domestic violence can be permittable reason for
First, in Matthew 5:31-32 Jesus shows his interpretation of the law about divorce, referring to the Deuteronomy 24:1-4 and he adds additional statement “except on the ground of unchastity”. Then, Jesus’ teaching about divorce and exception is repeated in Matthew 19:9. Both Matthew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9 states that a situation of adultery is created when any person divorces for any reason other than sexual immorality; any person who divorced due to his or her spouse’s committing sexual immorality is allowed to remarriage without committing adultery.
Most scholars accept that the author of Matthew used Mark as a basis and narrative outline, keeping 90 percent of its verses (Clarke 23). However, Jesus’ teaching about divorce shown in Mark 10 is different to Matthew 5 and 9. Mark does not include the statement on the exception for divorce as mentioned in Matthew 5:32 and Matthew 19:9.
Formal considerations: The passage, Matthew 19:3-12, is a controversy narrative between Jesus and the Pharisees, following Mark 10 and focuses on questions of Torah. After verse 1-2 which is introduction part, questions are asked that leads to Jesus’ teaching about …show more content…
While Jesus brought out God’s original ideal for marriage that marriage is indissoluble when he was explaining why divorce should be avoided in Matthew 19:4-6, Jesus also provided the exception for divorce in Matthew 19:9. This Jesus’ teaching about divorce also can be applied to today’s society. I think that now we have many other ways to commit adultery than just having a sexual relationship with somebody other than spouses. One possible thing which can be considered as committing adultery is domestic violence including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Although God believes that marriage should be permanent, humans cannot be perfect. Therefore I believe that domestic violence can be permittable reason for