Bear, do you know who your bishop is ?
Do you know your Bishop’s wife?
See 1 Timothy 3:1-12
Yes, I know the scripture and this common error. There was no law among the Jews against polygamy. The NT ruled hire that a Jew (or a Gentile for that matter) could only have one wife if he were to rise to the office of a bishop. A thousand years ago Rabbi Gershom ruled against polygamy for Jews. Ashkenazim accepted this as law. Polygamy is almost nonexistent today among Jews. In addition, the NT in harmony means a bishop cannot be divorced. It is obvious to me, though apparently nor some Protestors, that a bishop cannot be a woman. There is no requirement that a bishop be married or that his wife be able to conceive (we are not Mormon). You can make an argument that bishops be allowed to marry.