What does the Bible really say about marriage?
Exploring 12 resources about Polygyny from a biblical perspective.
A biblical examination of whether Scripture truly mandates monogamy as the only valid form of marriage.
Rob B Kowalksi, BibleMarriages, Peter Rambo Sr, and Glenn Braunstein reply to Mike Wingers latest videos on biblical marriages, or polygamy as he terms them.
Why did men in the Bible have multiple wives and concubines, and what does that mean for Christians?
Genesis 2:24 describes to us what "a marriage" is. It is a one flesh union between one man and one woman. What it does not do is tell us how many marriages a man can have.
Examining Matthew 19:5-6 in the context of Jesus addressing divorce, not polygyny.
Does Deut 17:17 prescribe that kings can only have one wife?
Some argue that Paul's requirement for church leaders to be a "one woman man" (1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:6) is a clear prohibition against polygamy or remarriage for church leaders, and by extension, all Christians.
Paul uses marriage as an analogy for Christ and the Church, is he implying a monogamy only is a requirement for Christians?
Is Paul forever shutting the door on polygyny in this passage?
Some argue that since polygamy is illegal in most countries, it cannot be practiced by Christians today, regardless of what the Bible says.
Some argue that all recorded polygynous families in the Bible experienced conflicts, so polygyny must be inherently problematic and against God's will.
Some argue that since the Bible often uses the singular "wife" rather than plural "wives" in instructions about marriage, God must intend marriage to be monogamous only.
