Hugenberger, Gordon Paul  <br/><br/>
Marriage as a covenant :   a study of biblical law and ethics governing marriage, developed from the perspective of Malachi / 
Gordon Paul Hugenberger 
 - Leiden ; New York :   E. J. Brill,   1994 
 - xix, 414 p.  ;  25 cm. 
 - Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ,  52 .
<br/><br/>The interpretative context of Malachi 2:10-16 -- "Covenant" in Malachi 2:14: does it refer to marriage? -- Malachi 2:16 and divorce -- Malachi 2:10-16 and the toleration of polygyny elsewhere in the Old Testament -- Malachi 2:15: Malachi's appeal to Adam and Eve for his understanding of marriage as a "covenant" -- "Covenant" and "oath" defined -- Verba solemnia and sexual union: the requisite covenant-ratifying oath and oath-sign for marriage -- Marriage as a covenant elsewhere in the Old Testament. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>97890040997779004099778 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bible. Malachi, II, 10-16 Criticism, interpretation, etc.Bible. Malachi Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1675.6.M3   / .H84 1994