Comments on: Reflections on 1st Book review http://www.mormonandcatholic.org/20/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:26:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dave Keller http://www.mormonandcatholic.org/20/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Dave Keller Tue, 16 May 2006 10:25:15 +0000 http://www.mormonandcatholic.org/2006/05/05/20/#comment-35 You make some good points. Most of the Catholic commentaries I have run into believe Gen. 2:23-24 and Adam and Eve implies monogamy, but as an ideal and not a strictly enforced one at that until Jesus came along. Jewish legend has it that Adam had at least one other wife though. She was quite the feminist and wouldn't accept Adam getting another wife so she was punished. There was an all-female bands rock tour named after a her few years back called Lillith Fair. This isn't much of a counter-argument. I have others, though for not believing Gen. 2:23 implies monogamy. Your comment about David and Solomon is also noted. God appears to have endorsed most of David's polygamy (2 Samuel 12:7-8), however, and Solomon may have been a little excessive(1 Kings 11:1-6). Some Catholic commentators have been quick to point out that polygamy was often associated with negative consequences in the OT. Nevertheless, some reliable Catholic sources show that God regulated, sanctioned, and endorsed polygamy in the OT; but the new Christian revelation started enforcing a higher law. It was these sources I based my observations in my post on. See the CA thread I link to for details. I agree it is hard to love whole-heartedly multiple wives, but theoretically it should be possible if one believs John 17:21. Anyway thanks for your comments. All your points have validity, it is just that my approach is to weigh these in with many other factors, possibilities, viewpoints, and texts. You make some good points. Most of the Catholic commentaries I have run into believe Gen. 2:23-24 and Adam and Eve implies monogamy, but as an ideal and not a strictly enforced one at that until Jesus came along. Jewish legend has it that Adam had at least one other wife though. She was quite the feminist and wouldn’t accept Adam getting another wife so she was punished. There was an all-female bands rock tour named after a her few years back called Lillith Fair. This isn’t much of a counter-argument. I have others, though for not believing Gen. 2:23 implies monogamy.

Your comment about David and Solomon is also noted. God appears to have endorsed most of David’s polygamy (2 Samuel 12:7-8), however, and Solomon may have been a little excessive(1 Kings 11:1-6). Some Catholic commentators have been quick to point out that polygamy was often associated with negative consequences in the OT. Nevertheless, some reliable Catholic sources show that God regulated, sanctioned, and endorsed polygamy in the OT; but the new Christian revelation started enforcing a higher law. It was these sources I based my observations in my post on. See the CA thread I link to for details.

I agree it is hard to love whole-heartedly multiple wives, but theoretically it should be possible if one believs John 17:21.

Anyway thanks for your comments. All your points have validity, it is just that my approach is to weigh these in with many other factors, possibilities, viewpoints, and texts.

]]> By: Geoffrey Hutchinson http://www.mormonandcatholic.org/20/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Geoffrey Hutchinson Tue, 16 May 2006 01:02:17 +0000 http://www.mormonandcatholic.org/2006/05/05/20/#comment-34 I think the main reason is that we believe in the model set with Adam and Eve, also about how men like David and Solomon fell away from God due to their lust of many women. I think of it as htis way. One is attracted to a woman by her looks and personality, you are to love your wife totally, but how can you do that when your heart is going from woman to woman to woman? I think the main reason is that we believe in the model set with Adam and Eve, also about how men like David and Solomon fell away from God due to their lust of many women. I think of it as htis way. One is attracted to a woman by her looks and personality, you are to love your wife totally, but how can you do that when your heart is going from woman to woman to woman?

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