You're not answering the question. Can you name any examples? The New Testament is clear about one man one wife. The only counter examples I'm aware of are original and breakaway Mormons and other sects. Which are arguably not Christian on other grounds. I expect you will find a few mad sects during the anarchic period of the Protestant schism but few others. I doubt the evidence will rise above "the exception proves the rule".
But that verse from Genesis was not held by the Hebrews to forbid polygamy! From the Patriarchs all the way through to the prophet Samuel's father Elkanah, having more than one wife was common. Jesus was of course aware of this, he was not instituting any new teaching.
The gospels contain the Christian good news. Maybe some new information, and maybe clearing up prior misunderstandings.
Christian marriage is one man and one woman.
ps.. I'd much rather you admitted you got it wrong, or had tried to slip one past your readers and got caught out, rather than see you try to wriggle out of a false statement.
If it had 'fallen out of fashion' among Christians, there would surely be a list of formerly fashionable Christians who were polygynous and that you could cite.
Is there such a list? Can you name any of those on it?
Meanwhile...
Matthew is clear - that marriage is one man and one woman. It is clear that this precludes polygamy.
Is gluttony forbidden by listing every single food that you should not over consume? Is murder forbidden by listing every method of killing that you should not use?
Side note: Rimbert wasn’t just some monk. He was archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen and led a Frisian army which defeated the Vikings and drove them out of East Frisia. The Hedeby where he preached wasn’t the modern Danish one but the trading port of Haithabu near Schleswig (with a very interesting museum).
Brutal business….spare a thought for the fate of all those young ladies also and the fate of all the babies that that were born into the barbaric system. 🙏
The Qur'an - 'Whoever castrates his slave, we will castrate him'.....Really?
'The slaves in the Muslim world were castrated for them to be more obedient and less fertile so that their numbers never grow or rebel against their slave masters. It was also done to control population growth which is an extreme act of cruelty, and don’t forget they also had caste systems too just look at the country called Mauritania that struggled to abolish slavery till 1981.' (Quora)
If that's what the Qur'an said in the quote above, then it would seem that a lot of the male muslim population worldwide must have ended up minus their genitals.
Simon, there is surely a book in this story? Please consider writing on this subject that I have never heard of before. Just the fact that eunuchs were Europeans was completely unknown to me.
Can you name notable Christians with multiple wives? Matthew is pretty clear on marriage. Polygamy is clearly out of bounds.
Is polygamy specifically forbidden in the New Testament or did it simply fall from fashion?
You're not answering the question. Can you name any examples? The New Testament is clear about one man one wife. The only counter examples I'm aware of are original and breakaway Mormons and other sects. Which are arguably not Christian on other grounds. I expect you will find a few mad sects during the anarchic period of the Protestant schism but few others. I doubt the evidence will rise above "the exception proves the rule".
You say that the New Testament is clear about one man, one wife. Could you perhaps give me the Scriptural authority for this?
But that verse from Genesis was not held by the Hebrews to forbid polygamy! From the Patriarchs all the way through to the prophet Samuel's father Elkanah, having more than one wife was common. Jesus was of course aware of this, he was not instituting any new teaching.
The gospels contain the Christian good news. Maybe some new information, and maybe clearing up prior misunderstandings.
Christian marriage is one man and one woman.
ps.. I'd much rather you admitted you got it wrong, or had tried to slip one past your readers and got caught out, rather than see you try to wriggle out of a false statement.
If it had 'fallen out of fashion' among Christians, there would surely be a list of formerly fashionable Christians who were polygynous and that you could cite.
Is there such a list? Can you name any of those on it?
Meanwhile...
Matthew is clear - that marriage is one man and one woman. It is clear that this precludes polygamy.
Is gluttony forbidden by listing every single food that you should not over consume? Is murder forbidden by listing every method of killing that you should not use?
Happy Easter!
Side note: Rimbert wasn’t just some monk. He was archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen and led a Frisian army which defeated the Vikings and drove them out of East Frisia. The Hedeby where he preached wasn’t the modern Danish one but the trading port of Haithabu near Schleswig (with a very interesting museum).
Thank you for filling in some of the gaps in my knowledge, which are, I am sad to say, extensive...
Same. Whenever I learn something, the extent of my ignorance increases tenfold.
All too true!
Brutal business….spare a thought for the fate of all those young ladies also and the fate of all the babies that that were born into the barbaric system. 🙏
True enough.
The Qur'an - 'Whoever castrates his slave, we will castrate him'.....Really?
'The slaves in the Muslim world were castrated for them to be more obedient and less fertile so that their numbers never grow or rebel against their slave masters. It was also done to control population growth which is an extreme act of cruelty, and don’t forget they also had caste systems too just look at the country called Mauritania that struggled to abolish slavery till 1981.' (Quora)
If that's what the Qur'an said in the quote above, then it would seem that a lot of the male muslim population worldwide must have ended up minus their genitals.
As I say, they used to buy their slaves ready-castrated!
And there weren't any islamic DIY buffs?
It was a chancy business, because the mortality rate was so high. far better to buy slaves ready-castrated!
Excellent article Mr Webb. If very grisly.
Glad you liked it. It makes me wince to think of the process!
Simon, there is surely a book in this story? Please consider writing on this subject that I have never heard of before. Just the fact that eunuchs were Europeans was completely unknown to me.
There is indeed a book in this story and it is called The Forgotten Slave Trade! Available from Amazon and all good booksellers.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Forgotten-Slave-Trade-European-Slaves/dp/1526797097/ref=pd_sbs_d_sccl_2_2/257-3881119-5963310?pd_rd_w=AANZw&content-id=amzn1.sym.f5d177b3-9290-4c61-8b0e-06b08cdd933f&pf_rd_p=f5d177b3-9290-4c61-8b0e-06b08cdd933f&pf_rd_r=9NQGDD1K4J3DJSAPACMC&pd_rd_wg=vjZ3H&pd_rd_r=d47fb842-3b2c-4c85-8294-57132b595687&pd_rd_i=1526797097&psc=1