Dr. David Instone-Brewer examines how marriage, divorce, polygamy, homosexuality and other topics are addressed in the Bible by looking at both the text of Scripture and the context in which Scripture was written. “Translating from Hebrew or the Greek into English is only half of the job of translation,” he says. “You also have to translate the context that it came from.”
From ancient Near Eastern marriage laws that were literally written in stone to the sexual practices that were accepted and not accepted in Rome, Dr. Instone-Brewer paints a picture of how Old and New Testament Jewish culture compared to other cultures of the time. He shows how understanding this context illuminates the truth of Scripture and helps us discern what ethics God had for His people in the past and what He has for us today.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
2m
Marriage
Introduction to Marriage
1m
Marriage in the Bible
2m
Marriage in Genesis
3m
Searching Cultural Concepts for Ancient References to Sexual Regulations
8m
Marriage in the Ancient Near East
6m
Marriage Covenants/Contracts
8m
Using the Lexham Theological Wordbook to Find Related Terms
9m
Marriage in the Law
4m
Marriage Certificates
4m
Marriage in the New Testament
2m
Marriage Today
3m
Addition of Obedience
4m
Biblical Marriage Is Different
2m
Using a Proximity Search to Find Instances of God as Witness
13m
Divorce in the Old Testament
Breaking a Contract
2m
Grounds for Divorce
4m
Examples of Divorce
8m
God’s Divorce Certificate
7m
Grounds for God’s Divorce
4m
God Forgives Judah’s Adultery
4m
Divorce in Jesus’ Teaching
Divorce Should Never Happen
2m
Grounds for Divorce in the Old Testament
1m
Divorce for Infertility
3m
Infertility in the New Testament
1m
Comparing Jesus’ View on Divorce with First-Century Jewish Views
8m
Divorce for Unfaithfulness
2m
Jesus on Divorce for Adultery
4m
Rabbinic Divorce for Any Cause, Part 1
6m
Rabbinic Divorce for Any Cause, Part 2
5m
Different Versions in Mark and Luke
7m
Jesus’ Silence on Divorce for Neglect
5m
Other Interpretations of Jesus’ Teaching
4m
Divorce in Paul’s Teaching
Putting Jesus and Paul Together
4m
Divorce for Material Neglect
4m
Material Neglect in the New Testament
2m
Divorce for Sexual Neglect
3m
Sexual Neglect in the New Testament
3m
How Men and Women Divorced for Neglect
4m
Divorce for Neglect in the New Testament
5m
Roman Divorce by Separation in Paul
5m
Jesus and Paul’s Perspectives on Divorce
2m
Remarriage
Remarriage in the Ancient Near East
3m
Remarriage in the Old Testament
3m
Remarriage for Priests
1m
The Divorce Certificate Allows Remarriage
2m
Paul Quotes the Remarriage Formula
3m
Paul Allows Divorcées to Remarry
2m
Studying 1 Corinthians 7:15 with a Custom Guide and Proximity Search
10m
Does Jesus Forbid Remarriage?
4m
Does Paul Forbid Remarriage?
3m
Married till Death?
6m
Remarriage in the New Testament World
2m
Conclusions from Relative Silence
2m
Intermarriage
Marriages of the Patriarchs
5m
The Mixed Population of the Exodus
2m
Moses’ Wives
4m
Using the Guides to Preach a Topically Based Sermon on Racism
7m
Continuing Foreign Marriages
3m
The Seven Nations
2m
After the Exile
2m
Divorcing Foreign Wives
5m
The Jewish and Roman World
3m
Paul’s Warnings
5m
Intermarriage: How Does This Apply Today?
9m
Polygamy
Polygamy in the Old Testament
3m
Understanding Polygamy in the Bible with Biblical People Diagrams
8m
Marrying Prostitutes
4m
Samson: A Possible Example
3m
Polygamy in New Testament Times
2m
Old Testament Monogamy According to Qumranic Judaism
5m
Old Testament Monogamy According to Diaspora Judaism
4m
Polygamy Criticized by Jesus
4m
Problems with Widows in the New Testament
4m
Polygamy: How Does This Apply Today?
4m
Abortion and Child Abuse
A Personal Note
2m
Roman Child Abuse
3m
Researching Child Prostitution in the First-Century Roman World
6m
The Warren Cup
2m
Jesus on Child Abuse
2m
Researching Millstones with Power Lookup and Media Searching
6m
The Crime of Skandalizō
4m
Jewish Safeguards
2m
Roman Abortion and Infanticide
3m
Jews and Christians on Infanticide
3m
New Testament Summary on Ethics for Gentiles
5m
Blood and Bloodshed?
5m
The Meaning of Pniktos: Snuffing Out
3m
A Note on Bible Translations
3m
Applying Ancient Rules to Modern Life
7m
Homosexuality
Introduction to Homosexuality
3m
Sodom and Gibeah
5m
Ancient Near East Background
3m
Levitical Laws
5m
Greek and Roman Background
5m
Jewish Condemnation of Homosexuality
4m
Paul on What Is Natural
4m
Discovering Influences on Paul’s Theology of Sexuality in Romans