Jesus, Divorce and Eternal Life (oh my!)

There are three facts about Jesus that scholars and historians accept. One, he was indeed an historical figure. Two, he was, in fact, crucified for being a political threat. And three, he hated divorce. Hated it. I’m not a biblical scholar, but my understanding is that he hated divorce so much that when challenged by the pharisees regarding his position on it, he picked a Hebrew scripture that had nothing to do with divorce to justify his view. I find this very interesting. Particularly because in several instances in the bible everyone is amazed by his knowledge of scripture and…