Jesus and Celibacy in the New Testament: Was Jesus Celibate?
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Historical accuracy of the New Testament
- Was Jesus married?
- Jewish celibacy in the first century
- Jesus and celibacy
- Arguments in favor of celibacy
- Arguments against celibacy
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Abstract
Many scholarly accounts have been written about the historical jesus, his life, and teachings. These often dramatically different accounts are all based on the same primary source, the new testament. We have very little other information about him or his life. This paper will examine this source for information on the marital status of jesus and his alleged teachings on celibacy.Some scholars tend to treat the texts of the new testament as historical documents that relate factual reports of events. This, however, was not the purpose of those texts. Gospels, or "good news," were written as a way to spread the teaching of the new Jewish sect, and later, new religion. They were meant to convince people of the validity of the teachings and to bring in new converts. Our modern concept of historically accurate accounts was not a prevailing view in antiquity.
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