From: George Athas (gathas@mail.usyd.edu.au)
Date: Wed Jun 07 2000 - 21:52:29 EDT
> on 06/07/00 4:39 PM, George Athas wrote:
>
> > Actually, Herod Antipas' brother, Philip, divorced Herodias. Herod Antipas was
> > committing PORNEIA with Herodias -- not MOIKEIA.
>
> Hi George,
>
> Jesus in Matt. 5:31-32 states:
>
> . . KAI hOS EAN APOLELUMENHN GAMHSHi, MOIXATAI.
>
> I suspect that this would apply to Herod.
>
> Furthermore in all three synoptic accounts of the death of John the Baptist
> (Mk 6:14f, Matt 14:1f, Lk 9:7f) hHRWiDIAS is called YUNAIKA TOU ADELFOU. I
> don't have all the cultural details on this right at my finger tips but this
> terminology seems to suggest that the divorce if there was one wasn't
> recognized by John the Baptist and even if it were Jesus uses the term
> MOIXATAI to describe such a marriage.
O yes, I'm not denying that. However, Herodias was more than just Antipas'
sister-in-law -- she was a blood relative. Thus, there is more than just MOIKEIA going on
here; there is PORNEIA (here with the connotation of incest).
Best regards,
GEORGE ATHAS
- University of Sydney
- Southern Cross College
- Anglican Chaplaincy, UNSW
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