Paul’s Permissive Halakhah: Intermarriage, Children, and the Boundaries of Early Christian Identity in 1 Corinthians

This paper examines Paul’s counsel on intermarriage in 1 Corinthians 7:11-16 from a Second Temple halakhic perspective, arguing that Paul views marriage of a non-believer to a believer as a unique form of initiation into the messianic community, alongside immersion in water. Paul adapted Jesus’ teac...

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Main Author: Lavender, Jordan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: The expository times
Year: 2025, Volume: 137, Issue: 2, Pages: 64-76
Further subjects:B Intermarriage
B 1 Corinthians
B Second Temple Judaism
B Initiation
B Paul Within Judaism
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