I'm thinking not. They obviously had a different culture than we in the
modern west do. I believe they still carry much of that culture yet today
or still yet in recent history. I remember in Florida at a water park
there, we saw a middle-eastern young man with his wife trailing behind
covered from head to toe and the veil and all that. She watched from a
distance and trailed a good ten feet behind him while he participated in
enjoying himself. I think in those days if a wife tried to divorce, she'd
likely met with  not such a good reception of the idea.

Brad



Helen wrote:
>Brad,
>
>Were women allowed to divorce their husbands in those days?
>
>Helen
>
>
>
>At 03:02 PM 1/18/04 -0600, you wrote:
> >Helen,
> >
> >I looked up the following verse and the word in question which Jesus said,
> >via translation of course...
> >
> >"It was said, "WHOEVER SENDS HIS WIFE AWAY, LET HIM GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE
> >OF DIVORCE';  but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except
> >for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever
> >marries a divorced woman commits adultery." -- Matthew 5:31-32
> >
> >Unchastity is defined as follows according to Strongs Greek/Hebrew
> Dictionary
> >
> >NT:4202 porneia (por-ni'-ah); from NT:4203; harlotry (including adultery
> >and incest); figuratively, idolatry:
> >
> >KJV - fornication.
> >
> >
> >Now. An interesting thing here. Does the same apply for a woman divorcing
> >her husband? Hmm.
> >
> >Brad