Is marriage a sacrament? What does the Church say about this? What is a decree of nullity? We turn to "Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma" by Ludwig Ott to answer first what is marriage. Who has authority over the sacrament. Why does Jesus go "beyond the Jordan?" It is there the Pharisees put him to the test about marriage. Jesus' answer elevates marriage to a sacrament and we see the Church's teaching on this considering the canon of the Dogmatic Council of Trent.
6 Oct 2026
Exodus 21.2 The Ordinances
Beginning with a quick review of the ordinances about slavery and the social construct of the Ancient Near East we see how the Israelites' ordinances regarding slavery were far advanced from the cultural context from which they came. Is the God of the Old Testament different than the God of the New Testament? To answer that question, we discuss briefly the Code of Hammurabi, (cir. 1700 B.C.) a code of law pre-existing the ordinances given in Exodus chapters 21-23. We consider the JEDP hypothesis of source criticism and demonstrate that this hypothesis is refuted from the text itself. We read from Dr. Bergsma and Pitre and Origen, St. Cyril of Alexandria, St. Augustine and Pope St. Gregory the Great.
2 Oct 2026
Matthew 19.1 Shammai or Hillel?
The Pharisees come to Jesus to "test (peirazo Gk.) him" This greek word is the same word that Jesus uses to respond to Satan in chapter 4, "You shall not tempt (ekpeirazo Gk. (put to the test)) the Lord your God." So in this verse, Matthew is showing us the malice or hardness of the hearts of the Pharisees. They ask about divorce and Jesus answer is so shocking that the disciples exclaim, "if such is the case of a man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry!" We first look to the OT references made by Jesus and the Pharisees and then look to a modern Catholic commentary (1953). We end with the commentary of St. John Chrysostom and St. Jerome to begin to unpack all of this.
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