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A Biblical Theology of Family with Andreas Köstenberger

The Practice of Theology

CHAPTER

The Common Patterns of Polygamy in the Bible

LZ Granderson: I've been reading through the Old Testament with one of my sons lately. He says he was struck by how many times more than he remembered, polygamy is mentioned. LZ: There's not always a clear indication that polygamism is wrong right there in that narrative. God didn't sanction it because he knew nothing would really help people live their lives in keeping with his design for them to be able to have children.

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