A-Z: General definitions
- Machiavelli
- Machiavellian
- Macrocosm
- Madonna and Child
- Maenads
- Magi
- Magic
- Magnificat
- Mahomet
- Maia
- Maimed, the halt and the blind
- Maker
- Malapropism
- Malchus
- Malcolm X
- Malcontent
- Mammon
- Man of Sorrows
- Manger
- Manna
- Mantra
- Manuscript
- Many are Called
- Many Mansions
- Maranatha
- Marcus Aurelius
- Margery Kempe
- Mark
- Mark of Cain
- Mark of the Beast
- Mark Twain
- Marriage
- Marriage Service
- Mars
- Marshall Plan
- Martha
- Martin Luther
- Martyr
- Martyrdom
- Marxism
- Marxist
- Mary
- Mary Magdalene
- Mary of Bethany
- Mary Queen of Scots
- Mary Salome
A-Z: General definitions: Marriage
Definition
In the Bible the promise, or contract, between a man and a woman committing them to a life together, is also used as an image of the relationship between God and his people.
Related Topics
Big ideas: Bride and marriage
The Christian Bible consists of the Old Testament scriptures inherited from Judaism, together with the New Testament, drawn from writings produced from c.40-125CE, which describe the life of Jesus and the establishment of the Christian church.
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
