Why Did Paul Ask Men Not to Cover Their Heads while Asking Women to Cover Their Heads? This passage is used as a key building
From the third century to the present, 1 Cor 14:34–35 has been a standard proof text for those who wish to preclude women from various
The challenging complexity of the ministry of Bible translation should spark humility, among translators themselves and among those who critique them. I pledge to keep
Paul makes a few statements that seem to limit women. Did he intend for these to apply to all women, or only to women among
I recently went public with my egalitarian beliefs. I admit, it took a while. Coming from a complementarian tradition, I knew that such a major
Don’t miss the forest for the trees. In the well-known maxim above, I’m thinking of “the trees” as the numerous fine points of interpretation that
This article first appeared in New Testament Studies 63, no. 4. © Payne Loving Trust, 2017. Payne, Philip B. “Vaticanus Distigme-Obelos Symbols Marking Added Text, Including
Paul and the Leadership of Women: Irreconcilable or Inextricable? The Historical Context of Ephesians and Corinthians
In this lecture, Novakovic asks: is marriage a category “beyond justice?” She examines the biblical foundation of marriage in the Old Testament before looking at
2017 “Mutual By Design” CBE International Conference Dr. Westfall briefly introduces her book, Paul and Gender, which was released November 15, 2016. She talks about some of