Priscilla Papers | Academic Journal | Winter 2013
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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Winter 2013
Volume: 27 | Number: 1
Fulfilling the Great Commission of Our Time as Egalitarians
In the present issue of Priscilla Papers, we take a look at the other side of the Great Commission—the practical component, orthopraxy, the discipling side.
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Every Christian knows that Jesus Christ’s “Great Commission” in Matthew 28:19 has been the motivation for his people launching out across the world and discipling all who respond to the good news of salvation since our Lord began the church. What many Christians do not know, however, is that an entire theology of God is [...]
When I speak on the topic of biblical equality, I look out at the audience and wonder why each person has chosen to come. Some may be women who feel restricted in their church circles and not given opportunity to use their gifts, who hope to find help. Some may be men who want to [...]
An honest conversation with a young Christian woman in the United States would reveal the prevalent hurt and fear in her experience as well as her search for meaning and identity. Media and society encourage her to find empowerment in a “Girls Gone Wild” or “Spring Break” rite of passage experience and to allow her [...]
Who has authority and who does not? This question drives many debates in the church today, and the conclusions drawn from it determine how people can function. But very rarely do we ask the question, what is authority?
We propose a reframing of authority that defines how we function as a Christ-centered community. Being [...]
To Pastor Greg,
From Lakedale Community Elder Board
To Pastor Greg (Dad),
From your daughter
Shepherd, Instructor, Director.
Father, lead in righteousness.
Read, teach, command.
We have gone astray.
Father, take the hand of the people.
There's an old story I've heard passed among fiction writers about an author sitting hopefully at a book signing waiting for someone to notice and purchase her book. A customer picks up the novel with finger and thumb with the relish that one would a diaper some toddler had lost on the floor and asks [...]
