... Erasmian view occurs in connection with Matthew 5.32, the other passage where Matthew uses an exceptive clause. As it stands, there is no difficulty in interpreting it as the fathers did, permitting separation but no remarriage. The ...

... Erasmian interpretation of v.9 Jesus says that a man may only divorce his wife and remarry if she is guilty of un- chastity. This was the Shammaite Pharisees' interpretation of Deuteronomy 24. If this is what Jesus meant, we are faced ...

... Erasmian interpretation of Matthew 19 and therefore will not be considered separately. On first blush the Erasmian interpretation seems the simplest and most natural way of taking the verse. This is under- girded by the observation that ...

... Erasmian case, so I shall treat it more fully. He argues that verses 10-16 covering breakdown of marriages among church members do not cover all possible cases, e.g. the case where a woman separates from her husband and then wants to ...