From: Michael Abernathy (mabernat@cub.kcnet.org)
Date: Sun Oct 17 1999 - 00:15:58 EDT
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Paul Dixon said porneia "cannot be adultery or prostitution,
since the lawful punishment for such is death by stoning." You might want
to reconsider this argument. There is substantial evidence that during the
New Testament period divorce, not stoning, was the usual consequence of adultery
(See. Markus Bockmuehl's article "Matthew 5.32; 19.9 in the Light of
Pre-Rabinnic Halakhah" <EM>New Testament Studies</EM> vol. 35, 1989, pp.
291-295). Also consider Joseph's planned divorce of Mary upon finding that
she was pregnant.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Michael Abernathy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Lock Haven</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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