This thought grew out of the thread on dealing with Homosexuals. It sems to me that the human family role has undergone some pretty serious changes since the time of Yeshua. There have been complete role reversals in some cases. I think that perhaps we as a species have created social pressures on ourselves that frustrate our ability to obtain a normal and fulfilling life in many areas. Could this be a root cause of things like homosexuality, sexual violence broken families and other modern manifestations of social ill ?
Humans are part of the animal Kingdom created by God. In this fleshy animal group we see the predominate pattern is toward poligamy. This is something that was practiced in Judaism until perhaps the second temple period. Men seem to have more overall sexual iniative (capacity?). Women seem to enjoy having a helper, another woman to stand with them in the overwhelming duties of childrearing and domestic responsibilities, things that may not be provided by a male who worked outside the home. (I am trying to place this in a mode that fits a vast period of time for example more primative man, the males hunted together and ranged farther from home perhaps for days at a time, and women burdened with children to protect stayed closer together in the camp.)
Now having set the idea up, my question is; could changing gender roles, replacing polygamy with monogamy and puritanistic ideals, be causing unnatural pressure on people to redirect what is a natural God given sexuality/relationship/family/ formula? Could the Old Testament model which was poligimus, clan based, and appearantly very successful, have been the correct structure for mankind?
Charles in Florida
Humans are part of the animal Kingdom created by God. In this fleshy animal group we see the predominate pattern is toward poligamy. This is something that was practiced in Judaism until perhaps the second temple period. Men seem to have more overall sexual iniative (capacity?). Women seem to enjoy having a helper, another woman to stand with them in the overwhelming duties of childrearing and domestic responsibilities, things that may not be provided by a male who worked outside the home. (I am trying to place this in a mode that fits a vast period of time for example more primative man, the males hunted together and ranged farther from home perhaps for days at a time, and women burdened with children to protect stayed closer together in the camp.)
Now having set the idea up, my question is; could changing gender roles, replacing polygamy with monogamy and puritanistic ideals, be causing unnatural pressure on people to redirect what is a natural God given sexuality/relationship/family/ formula? Could the Old Testament model which was poligimus, clan based, and appearantly very successful, have been the correct structure for mankind?
Charles in Florida