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Here is one book I've read on it
https://www.amazon.com/Divorce-Remarriage-Church-Solutions-Realities/dp/0830833749

Jesus was not unambiguously opposed to divorce.

I imagine you may be referring to Matthew 19, where he is asked if divorce is acceptable for any reason, and he says that adultery is the acceptable reason. But that situation has a lot of context. In that era, there were two main views: that people could get divorced for any reason (including the famous "you burned my dinner" example) and that it required some violation of the marriage covenant (frequently shorthanded as "adultery," but also including abandonment, neglect, etc.). At that time people could choose between the two (e.g., Joseph decided to divorce Mary quietly when he found out she was pregnant when they were betrothed but not married and decided to use the "any reason" option so he wouldn't have to demonstrate unfaithfulness and her reputation wouldn't be as damaged)

So when the pharisees asked him that, the best available interpretation is asking Him, "Is it acceptable for someone to use the 'any reason' rule to divorce someone?" And his response being "No, the violation of covenant rule is the correct one."

Source: Divorce and Remarriage in the Church: Biblical Solutions for Pastoral Realities. Great book.

Hello friend, I just stumbled upon this subreddit.

Dr. David Instone-Brewer looked at this and other passages in Deuteronomy and came up with some interesting conclusions about divorce in the Bible. He looked at all of the assumptions that everyone in Jesus' time knew about, and that the gospel writers didn't bother writing down. His book:

Divorce and Remarriage in the Church: Biblical Solutions for Pastoral Realities

You might find it interesting. He argues that divorce is also permitted for adultery, abuse, and neglect.