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Adultery, according to ancient Jewish, Greek, and Roman law, is sexual intercourse between a married woman and a man other than her husband.<ref>Eg, Leviticus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 22:22 describe adultery as between a man and another man's wife. For Greek and Roman law, see [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Adultery].</ref> The Bible forbids adultery in the [[Ten Commandments]] (Exodus 20:14). | Adultery, according to ancient Jewish, Greek, and Roman law, is sexual intercourse between a married woman and a man other than her husband.<ref>Eg, Leviticus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 22:22 describe adultery as between a man and another man's wife. For Greek and Roman law, see [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Adultery].</ref> The Bible forbids adultery in the [[Ten Commandments]] (Exodus 20:14). | ||
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Jesus said that a man commits adultery in his heart by lustfully looking at a woman. (Matthew 5:28) Sexual intercourse by a married man or woman outside marriage is considered adultery under modern law, although it is hardly ever punished anymore.<ref>The ACLU has been unable to find an adulterer who is willing to challenge a prosecution. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62581-2004Sep4.html]</ref> | Jesus said that a man commits adultery in his heart by lustfully looking at a woman. (Matthew 5:28) Sexual intercourse by a married man or woman outside marriage is considered adultery under modern law, although it is hardly ever punished anymore.<ref>The ACLU has been unable to find an adulterer who is willing to challenge a prosecution. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62581-2004Sep4.html]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:30, April 22, 2007
Adultery, according to ancient Jewish, Greek, and Roman law, is sexual intercourse between a married woman and a man other than her husband.[1] The Bible forbids adultery in the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:14).
- And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. [3]
Jesus said that a man commits adultery in his heart by lustfully looking at a woman. (Matthew 5:28) Sexual intercourse by a married man or woman outside marriage is considered adultery under modern law, although it is hardly ever punished anymore.[2]
Adultery may ruin trust between husband and wife and break up families. It is contrary to the traditional marriage pronouncement derived from Matthew 19:6: "Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." It also breaks the promise that the bride and groom make to each other in virtually every form of marriage ceremony observed in the U.S.—even secular observances conducted in judge's chambers, or in vows written by the couple themselves.
In modern times, in some religious and legal views, both men and women became equally bound by the prohibition against adultery.
Thomas Boslooper regarded Jesus as elevating the status of women when he confronted the townspeople over their plan to kill the woman caught in adultery. He suggested that whoever was without sin might cast the first stone; then he bent down and wrote something in the sand. The Bible does not record what he wrote, but some scholars have speculated that it may have identified the sins of men in the crowed. In any case, the crowd dispersed, and Jesus told the woman to "Go and sin no more."
Notes and references
- ↑ Eg, Leviticus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 22:22 describe adultery as between a man and another man's wife. For Greek and Roman law, see [1].
- ↑ The ACLU has been unable to find an adulterer who is willing to challenge a prosecution. [2]
