The dissolving of marriages in Ezra 9–10 and Nehemiah 13 revisited
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Venter, P.M. (Pieter Michiel), 1947-
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AOSIS Open Journals
Abstract
The ‘harsh’ decision in Ezra 10:1–44 and Nehemiah 13:23–31 to terminate marriages with
‘foreign’ women falls strange on modern ears. This article reads these sections against the
background of identity formation in Ezra-Nehemiah. It is proposed that these two passages
should be studied on more than just one level. It states that synchronic, literary-redactional
and socio-historical methods are to be combined in an effort to better understand why
marriages were dissolved in Ezra and Nehemiah.
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Marriages dissolution, Identity formation, Ezra 9-10, Nehemiah 13, Dissolving of marriages, Post-exilic judaism, Intermarriage, Social reform in ancient Israel, Covenant, Gender roles in the bible
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Venter, P.M., 2018, ‘The
dissolving of marriages in
Ezra 9–10 and Nehemiah
13 revisited’, HTS Teologiese
Studies/Theological Studies
74(4), a4854. https://DOI.
org/ 10.4102/hts.v74i4.4854.