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And Marries Another: Divorce and Remarriage in the Teaching of the New Testament
Craig S. Keener

Hendrickson Publishers, 1991 - 256 pages

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It is for freedom that Christ has set you free

Legalism vs grace..and having the openness of mind to look at the research, culteral impacts and entire counsel of the word.


Definitly worth the read....

Craig Keener has written a well-documented yet easy to comprehend book on a very difficult and controversial issue: Divorce and Remarriage in the church. Although I'm not divorced myself, I have taken great interest in this topic over the past couple years (see my other reviews) as part of my seminary experience, and in seeing close friends who are divorced: this is an ethical topic that I believe every Christian must come to grips with.

The most important thing that I can say in review of this book is that the reader must understand that Keener does not believe in the doctrine of the perspicuity of scripture like say J. Carl Laney. Keener recognizes that scripture was written during the time of a certain culture, and that we need to understand that culture in order to see what scripture is really saying to our context: this is a basic hermeneutical practice that is important to observe as we read scripture. It is true that because of this we must work harder to interpret what's really being said in scripture, and therefore a review like Samuel Chapman's is certainly understandable, but really this is a necessary step in being faithful to the bible.

Keener's basic conclusion is that the bible is decidedly against divorce, but there are exceptions in extreme cases of broken marital vows, and that in these situations the innocent party is certainly free to remarry, and hold offices in the church. This he concludes from extensive study of the relevant scriptures passages and from relevant primary and secondary sources from the first century when the New Testament was written.

For a further and even more extensive look at divorce and remarriage and the issues around it, read Dr. David Instone-Brewer's book 'Divorce and Remarriage: the Social and Literary Context.'


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Brother Shawn W. Shell

Keener does a superb job of exegeting the relevant texts for understanding the Bible's teaching on divorce. Keener allows the reader to hear the words of scripture in their original context. Keener in no way condones divorce as a cavalier exercise of Christian liberty, but he challenges us as Christians to rethink some of our cherished theological constructs. For the reviewer who says that Keener downplays scripture in this book does not understand the purpose of the book. Keener can tell you where any verse is located in the New Testament and give you the cultural background to go along with it (I played this game with him). For any pastor or person struggling with what the Bible has to say about divorce, Keener's "...And Marries Another" is for you. The book is well worth the price!


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Once divorced, forever barred from church leadership-sometimes even from full fellowship. Isn't that what the plain sense of Scripture teaches? No, says Keener. In this compassionate and carefully documented study, hefirst explores how the early Christians would have understood the statements of Jesus and Paul on divorce and remarriage. Keener then builds a soundly scriptural view of divorce andremarriage-a view that reminds the church that all of its members are forgiven people.

"Any Christian examining the issue of divorce and remarriage should read this book."
-Bibliotheca Sacra

"A first-rate piece of pastoral scholarship."
-Gordon D. Fee Regent College


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