The Cure for Divorce by Michael S. Sayen contains a scholarly essay, followed by a question and answer section. Sayen explains that Jewish marriage was a unilateral covenant. An offer of marriage was initiated by the man, and accepted by the woman. Comparisons are made with other biblical covenants, such as the one God made with the nation of Israel. Jesus' comments in the gospels emphasized that divorce was not in God's original plan. Members of the early church questioned the Apostle Paul whether they ought to divorce unbelieving spouses. Paul advised living in peace whenever possible.The Jewish people practice a unilateral marriage covenant called the ketubah. It establishes the unilateral marriage promises of the husband to his betrothed wife. A wife was said to be acquired by the bridal-price (mohar) which prevented her from divorcing her husband. Although payment was traditionally given to the father, the Orthodox Jews accept a gold wedding ring as a form of payment similar to our engagement ring. The Jews believed this unilateral covenant could only be dissolved unilaterally by the husband.