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To: RKV

The traditional interpretation that a bishop may have one wife is that he may not remarry if widowed.

I also believe that polygamy was largely in the past for the Jews by the time of Christ, but I think you are right that there is not an explicit forbidding of the practice in the Bible. A number of things are not explicitly forbidden: suicide and abortion come to mind. Slavery is condoned (but not established as a good!)

Mrs VS


54 posted on 01/15/2006 6:33:45 PM PST by VeritatisSplendor
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To: VeritatisSplendor

Thank you. Yes.


56 posted on 01/15/2006 6:38:06 PM PST by RKV ( He who has the guns, makes the rules.)
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