“All Scripture is by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness” (2 Tim 3:16). Let

11Let a woman learn in silence with full submission. 12I permit no woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she is to

The substance of ‘Exegetical Fallacies in Interpreting 1 Timothy 2:11-15’ is adapted from an essay in the book Discovering Biblical Equality, ed. by Rebecca Merrill

No one takes all of Paul’s writings completely literally. Egalitarian and nonegalitarian scholars alike agree that some of Paul’s writing is conditioned by the time

Evangelical interpreters, egalitarians and complementarians alike, have slain many trees over Paul’s precise point in citing Eve in 1 Timothy 2:13-15. Is Eve a transcultural

In the first installment of this series, we noted and illustrated the importance of the presence or absence of the article (the) in Greek grammar.

This passage in I Timothy has caused much confusion about what women can or cannot do in church services or in teaching. In the oft-heated

The woman taught once, and ruined all. – John Chrysostom1 First Timothy 2:9–15 is a difficult passage to interpret, and there are many opinions about