Marriage as Covenant

Informationen zum Autor By John K. Tarwater Klappentext Marriage as Covenant examines the nature and meaning of marriage as an order of creation. The book questions whether or not there is evidence in Genesis for believing God made marriage to be a covenant relationship; and if so, how does it affect the way one understands moral boundaries surrounding marriage? The book also questions what did God expect of Adam with respect to Eve, and what did he expect of Eve in relation to Adam? Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Marriage Models Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Crisis in Marriage Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Essential Elements and General Features of a Covenant Chapter 5 Chapter 4: Marriage as a Covenant in Genesis 1 and 2 Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Marriage as a Covenant Elsewhere in Scripture Chapter 7 Chapter 6: Theological and Moral Implications of the Covenant Marriage Part 8 Index

Autorentext

By John K. Tarwater

Klappentext

Marriage as Covenant examines the nature and meaning of marriage as an order of creation. The book questions whether or not there is evidence in Genesis for believing God made marriage to be a covenant relationship; and if so, how does it affect the way one understands moral boundaries surrounding marriage? The book also questions what did God expect of Adam with respect to Eve, and what did he expect of Eve in relation to Adam?

Inhalt

Part 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Marriage Models Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Crisis in Marriage Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Essential Elements and General Features of a Covenant Chapter 5 Chapter 4: Marriage as a Covenant in Genesis 1 and 2 Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Marriage as a Covenant Elsewhere in Scripture Chapter 7 Chapter 6: Theological and Moral Implications of the Covenant Marriage Part 8 Index