Divorce and Christianity
“Divorce” or “Put a way” is there a difference between the two?
After studying with American Institute of Advanced Biblical Studies (aifabs.org) and learning how authoritative word definitions are, the Bible exploded with richer insights. My discovery was that much of what we believe about the Bible are things we have heard from other people. Therefore, it is a possibility that many of today’s Christians are under religious bandages, to which God is not pleased.
For instance, the misunderstanding between the Greek works ἀπολύω apoluo {ap-ol-oo’-o} and ἀποστάσιον apostasion. {ap-os-tas’-ee-on} Both words have been confused to mean “divorce.” Unfortunately, the church world has labeled some married couples as living a life of adultery. These Godly couples have carried the stigma of divorce or have kept their secrecy of previous marriages for years in fear of what the church would think of them.
Divorce and Christianity
The confusion occurred when a religious group were testing Jesus 
on the subject of the Semitic practice of “putting away.” The cruel method of “putting away,” was as heartless as throwing the wife out on the streets, without the benefit of going to court for a legal settlement. In this case, the wife would have no financial support. Homeless, afraid, and on the streets, the wife’s life is in ruins.
KJV Mark 10:4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. (Mar 10:4 KJV) 630 ἀπολύω apoluo {ap-ol-oo’-o}Meaning: 1) to set free 2) to let go, dismiss
Contrariwise, the Greek word “apostasion,” a bill of divorce, affords the wife with the legal right to re-marry. She can re-marry without the guilt of adultery. By the mercies of God, this bill of divorce provided women a chance for survival. It also gave her the legal right to re-marry.
Strong’s Bible Concordance word number 647 ἀποστάσιον apostasion {ap-os-tas’-ee-on} Meaning: 1) divorce, repudiation 2) a bill of divorce. These are divorce papers.
Here is where the augment stems from.
Deuteronomy 24:1 “Suppose a man marries a woman but she does not please him. Having discovered something wrong with her, he writes her a letter of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house. 2 When she leaves his house, she is free to marry another man. (Deu 24:1-2 NLT)
This is an example of a man putting his wife away. Deuteronomy 22:13-19 13 “Suppose a man marries a woman, but after sleeping with her, he turns against her 14 and publicly accuses her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘When I married this woman, I discovered she was not a virgin.’ 15 Then the woman’s father and mother must bring the proof of her virginity to the elders as they hold court at the town gate. 16 Her father must say to them, ‘I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, and now he has turned against her. 17 He has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, “I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.” But here is the proof of my daughter’s virginity.’ Then they must spread her bed sheet before the elders. 18 The elders must then take the man and punish him. 19 They must also fine him 100 pieces of silver, which he must pay to the woman’s father because he publicly accused a virgin of Israel of shameful conduct. The woman will then remain the man’s wife, and he may never divorce her. (Deu 22:13-19 NLT) This is an example of a man putting wife away.
This is an example of a divorced couple Strong’s concordance word number 630 ἀπολύω apoluo {ap-ol-oo’-o} Meaning: 1) to set free 2) to let go, dismiss, (to detain no longer) 2a) a petitioner to whom liberty to depart is given by a decisive answer 2b) to bid depart, send away 3) to let go free, release 3a) a captive i.e. to loose his bonds and bid him depart, to give him liberty to depart 3b) to acquit one accused of a crime and set him at liberty 3c) indulgently to grant a prisoner leave to depart 3d) to release a debtor, i.e. not to press one’s claim against him, to remit his debt 4) used of divorce, to dismiss from the house, to repudiate. The wife of a Greek or Roman may divorce her husband. 5) to send one’s self away, to depart.
Usage: AV – release 17, put away 14, send away 13, let go 13, set at liberty 2, let depart 2, dismiss 2, misc 6; 69
647 ἀποστάσιον apostasion {ap-os-tas’-ee-on} Meaning: 1) divorce, repudiation 2) a bill of divorce Origin: neuter of a (presumed) adj. from a derivative of Usage: AV – divorcement 2, writing of divorcement 1; 3
KJV Mark 10:4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
(Mar 10:4 KJV) 647 ἀποστάσιον apostasion {ap-os-tas’-ee-on} Meaning: 1) divorce, repudiation 2) a bill of divorce Origin: Usage: AV – divorcement 2, writing of divorcement 1; 3