Is Women’s Equality a Biblical Ideal?
Should women be allowed to lead in the church and the home? What does the Bible mean when it calls Eve “helper”? How do cultural
March 10, 2021
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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Grounded in the Body, in Time and Place, in Scripture
“In my bibliographies there are no women in the evangelical tradition, and no Australian women scholars. This unique volume addresses this gap, with eighteen biblically
February 5, 2021
Rediscovering the Marys: Maria, Mariamne, Miriam
Rediscovering the Marys: Maria, Mariamne, Miriam, edited by Mary Ann Beavis and Ally Kateusz, consists of seventeen essays by different authors, divided into three sections:
February 5, 2021
Jael’s Story as Initial Fulfillment of Genesis 3:15
“So the Lord God said to the serpent. . . . I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and
December 29, 2020
Covenant Partners: An Egalitarian Reading of Genesis 17:15–16
Personhood is deeply intertwined with the names we are given. In the biblical narrative, names of characters brim with meaning. Such meaning is enhanced in
December 29, 2020
The Poor Widow Who Gave at the Temple: Narrative Logic in Mark 12:41–44
In Mark 12:41–44, a woman shows the readers the way to follow Christ as she foreshadows the suffering that lies ahead for Messiah and for
December 28, 2020
Philippians 4:2–3: An Alternative View of the Euodia-Syntyche Debate
Philippians 4:2–3: “I encourage Euodia, and I encourage Syntyche to [pursue] the same mindset in [the] Lord.3Yes, I also ask you, true comrade, to come
December 28, 2020
How the Bible’s View of Power Devastates Theological Patriarchy
Editor’s Note: This is one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. Enjoy! One of the hardest, yet most satisfying, practices of Christian
December 16, 2020
Women Count
From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he
November 6, 2020
A Time to Speak
For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people. Women should remain silent in the
November 6, 2020