Priscilla Papers | Academic Journal | Summer 2025
An interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed academic journal exploring Bible interpretation, theology, church history, and other disciplines as they address a biblical view of women’s equality and justice in the home, church, and world.
"Priscilla and Aquila instructed Apollos more perfectly in the way of the Lord." (Acts 18:26)
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Summer 2025
Volume: 39 | Number: 3
Sexism and Racism
This issue of Priscilla Papers engages certain intersections of sexism and racism that have long plagued the world and challenged the church.
Contents
Lament helps open necessary space to sit with our complicity and pain, to wait on God’s transforming power, and to seek wisdom of leaders at the margins who know best the logic of patriarchy and thus more viable, lasting solutions.
Women, Leadership, and Ordination in the Anglican Church in Nigeria: Debating 1 Corinthians 14:26–40
In some parts of Nigeria where there are few or no men in the Christian Church, women can take on leadership roles. Providing women with opportunities in leadership would offer additional personnel, especially in areas experiencing a shortage of ministers.
There is no reason for progressive complementarians to limit how God uses women in ministry. They may claim equality, but much like the Jim Crow laws, such equality is a lie and the “insistence that ‘equal worth’ manifests in unequal roles” lacks biblical precedent.
In the case of Rome, the glory of an empire became synonymous with the glory of heavenly favor. This is a dangerous misappropriation we see modeled by nationalist political groups today.
Excavating Women is a pioneering achievement that demonstrates the power of archaeology to accurately recover the history of early Christian women.