photo by encyclopedia brittanica The Bible states "there is nothing new under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:9). This is true of divorce. The practice and "law" of divorce has been documented as early as ca. 1760 BCE in the Code of Hammurabi. The Code states "divorce was optional with the man, but he had to restore the dowry and, if the wife had borne him children, she had the custody of them. He had then to assign her the income of field, or garden, as well as goods, to maintain herself and children until they grew up. She then shared equally with them in the estate upon his death and was free to marry again. If she had no children, he returned her the dowry and paid her a sum equivalent to the bride-price, or a mina of silver, if there had been none.
If she had been a bad wife, the Code allowed him to send her away, while he kept the children and her dowry; or he could degrade her to the position of a slave in his own house, where she would have food and clothing" (King 17). Through the ages, divorce has touched someone in some way. You might not have personal experience directly, but the effects indirectly can be substantial. In this blog I will educate and enlighten you on the history of divorce and the viewpoints on it from Roman Catholicism to Christianity. We will also discuss the skyrocketing statistics of divorce rates and the effects on children of divorced families. I, myself, have become one of the statistics and fortunately did not have children of my own."Bible." Ecclesiastes 1:9
King, L.W. "The Code of Hammurabi." Translated. Encyclopedia Brittanica. 11th Edition, 1910. 17.
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