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#61 Could Jesus have been female? What about polygamy?

April 15, 2021
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Tom tackles questions on whether Jesus could have been incarnated as a woman instead of a man, how you explain polygamy in scripture, and the question of Biblical commands about men and women speaking in church.  

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