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Chapter 2 - During Betrothal

Is Premarital Cohabitation an Option?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2019

Yifat Monnickendam
Yifat Monnickendam
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Tel-Aviv University
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Summary

Mary, an anonymous young woman, was betrothed to a carpenter named Joseph. Despite their living together, Mary remained celibate during her betrothal, but one day she discovered she was pregnant. She was carrying Jesus, the son of God.

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Jewish Law and Early Christian Identity
Betrothal, Marriage, and Infidelity in the Writings of Ephrem the Syrian
 , pp. 87 - 108
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • During Betrothal
  • Yifat Monnickendam, Tel-Aviv University
  • Book: Jewish Law and Early Christian Identity
  • Online publication: 12 December 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108648431.003
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  • During Betrothal
  • Yifat Monnickendam, Tel-Aviv University
  • Book: Jewish Law and Early Christian Identity
  • Online publication: 12 December 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108648431.003
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  • During Betrothal
  • Yifat Monnickendam, Tel-Aviv University
  • Book: Jewish Law and Early Christian Identity
  • Online publication: 12 December 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108648431.003
Available formats
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