Specifying πορνεία in Matthew 5.32 and 19.9 via Overlooked Contextualization
Journal for the Study of the New Testament
Published online on April 14, 2026
Abstract
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Matthew’s divorce clause remains one of the most vexed questions in NT studies. The generality of the keyword πορνεία stumps commentators, while little help appears forthcoming from the clause’s immediate context, the wider statements of Mt. 5.32 and ...
Matthew’s divorce clause remains one of the most vexed questions in NT studies. The generality of the keyword πορνεία stumps commentators, while little help appears forthcoming from the clause’s immediate context, the wider statements of Mt. 5.32 and ...