Metaphor of marriage system
Metaphor of marriage system In Mark 10:6-9, “ But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. ” For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 』 Here, 『 from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female 』 In Greek, ἀ π ὸ δ ὲ ἀ ρχ ῆ ς κτί σεω ς ἄ ρσεν κα ὶ θ ῆ λυ ἐ ποί ησεν α ὐ τούς Here, ἀ π ὸ (apo: from) δ ὲ (de: conjunction) ἀ ρχ ῆ ς (arche: first) κτί σεω ς (kriteos: of creation). If we translate this again, it should be, “ male and female he made them ” . The first creation is Adam (human). Since both man and human are named Adam, there can be errors in translation. In other words, God created man first and separ...