The Deuteronomy 24 law is not in verse one, it’s in verse FOUR. But almost everyone ignores verse four. Jesus told the Pharisees that Moses gave that law because some men were hard heartedly exploiting women by remarrying wives they had previously (irresponsibly) cast off. The rabbinic school of Hillel interpreted Deuteronomy 24:1 as allowing… Continue reading Divorce in Deuteronomy 24.
Author: Barbara Roberts
I’m a survivor of marital abuse, spiritual abuse, organisational systemic betrayal, and non-consensual sexual attack. I’m a victim-theologian. I develop Christian doctrine using my insights as a survivor of abuse and supporter of other survivors.
If a man hates his wife he should set her free from the marriage. That’s what Malachi 2:16 says. Updated post.
Malachi 2:15 has been mistranslated and used as a clobber verse to shame abused wives. Some recent English versions have slightly improved their translation of this verse, but to my knowledge none have given serious consideration to how Myles Coverdale translated it in the early 1500s. In Coverdale's translation, God says to husbands: "If you… Continue reading If a man hates his wife he should set her free from the marriage. That’s what Malachi 2:16 says. Updated post.