This bachelor’s thesis is about the relationship between marriage, divorce and celibacy, and their respective relation to realized eschatology in the gospel of Matthew. I give special attention to the passages in Matthew that specifically deals with marriage ethics (Matt. 19:1-12, Matt. 5:31-32) and ones that have an explicit connection to eschatology (Matt. 22:30, Matt. 24:37-39). The essay is an exegetical literary analysis, and I will analyze these texts in relation to the historical debate on marriage but also in relation to Jesus´s claim on authority and motives. Since this motivation of Jesus is the kingdom utopia, it follows that the strict teaching on marriage and divorce is motivated by an ideal vision of heaven on earth.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:ths-2462 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Overud, William |
| Publisher | Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm, Avdelningen för religionsvetenskap och teologi |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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