Remarriage After Divorce in Today's Church: 3 Views (Counterpoints)

by Mark L. Strauss; Gordon J. Wenham; William A. Heth; Craig Keener

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2006

Overview

Among born-again Christians, twenty-seven percent have experienced divorce as compared to twenty-four percent in the general population. Yet no consensus exists among evangelicals on their views of remarriage, leaving many Christians confused. This single volume summarizes and explores three main evangelical views: no remarriage, remarriage after adultery or desertion, and remarriage for a variety of reasons. Each of the three contributors offers his point of view succinctly with biblical support, and each interacts with the others to help readers come to their own conclusions.

Contents

• No Remarriage After Divorce, Gordon J. Wenham
• Remarriage (two grounds), William A. Heth
• Remarriage (variety of reasons), Craig S. Keener

Top Highlights

“except for a matter of unchastity [parektos logou porneias” (Page 69)

“First, the Bible advocates lifelong, monogamous heterosexual marriage as best for human welfare.” (Page 19)

“Divorce on its own is not equated with adultery, only divorce followed by remarriage.” (Page 26)

“First, I will examine the attitude of the early church. In the first three centuries of the Christian era, not a single writer supposes that the New Testament allows remarriage after divorce.” (Page 21)

“The fourth point of agreement is the awareness that the present situation is catastrophic.” (Page 20)

Product Details

• Title: Remarriage after Divorce in Today’s Church
• Authors: Mark L. Strauss, Gordon J. Wenham, William A. Heth, Craig Keener
• Series: Zondervan Counterpoints Series
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 2006
• Logos Release Date: 2011
• Pages: 176
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Remarriage › Religious aspects--Christianity
• ISBNs: 9780310493525, 9780310255536, 0310493528, 0310255538
• Resource ID: LLS:REMARRDIV
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:40:54Z

About Mark L. Strauss

Mark L. Strauss is professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary in San Diego. He has written The Davidic Messiah in Luke-Acts, Distorting Scripture?, The Challenge of Bible Translation and Gender Accuracy, and Luke in the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Background Commentary series. Forthcoming books include The Gospels and Jesus, Mark in the revised Expositor's Bible Commentary series, and Mark in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary series.