聖經之婚姻觀念、制度與教導：女性神學的解讀

Marriage in the Bible: A Feminist Interpretation

本文從女性神學的立場解讀聖經的婚姻教導。它從舊約開始，按著舊約──新約的先後順序剖析聖經社會的婚姻教導與婚姻實況。舊約，一個典型的父權社會，婚姻是以生育、以家庭、以男性為導向的。在舊約時代，休妻是很尋常的事。耶穌，出於保護女性的心，主張「凡天主結合的，人不可離散」。在新約流傳的過程中，對這句話出現了數種不同的應用。本文的主張是，耶穌的話既是「在脈絡中」的話，就不是一種一成不變的公式，重要的是，認識這句話原來出現的脈絡，也就是，它最初保護婦女的精神，而不是原封不動把耶穌的話傳承下去。

This article interprets from a feminist-theological perspective the teaching of marriage in the Bible. Following the order of OT - NT, it attempts to unveil the biblical teaching on marriage, and the actual situation of marriage in the biblical society as well. In the Old Testament, a typically patriarchal world, marriage was oriented to procreation, to family, and to man. At that time, divorce was something not unusual. Jesus, aiming at protecting woman, was of the opinion that what God has joined together, let not man put asunder. During the process of transmission, this statement of Jesus has been differently applied. Our opinion is that Jesus’ word on divorce is a word “in the context”; it is not a timeless principle. Therefore, to understand its context, i.e., its original spirit, is more important than literally transmitting its letter.