Book Review: Women in the Church: A Fresh Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:9-15
After a woman pastor, who had preached in college chapel, spoke in my Women in the Bible class, two women students challenged her right to
April 12, 2017
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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Book Review: Tracing God’s Women from Genesis to the New Testament: God’s Women Then and Now
This book, written by two ordained women, deals in a winsome and loving way with the issue of women in leadership in the church and
April 12, 2017
Book Review: Chapters of the Heart: Jewish Women Sharing the Torah of Our Lives
What would we see if we looked back across the landscape of our lives from the vantage point of age and experience? We would observe
April 11, 2017
In Church or at Home? What is 1 Timothy 2:8-15 Really About?
1 Timothy 2:8-15 is the primary verse that has been used to exclude women from teaching and leadership in the church. However, a careful examination
April 7, 2017
Does Scripture Subjugate Women Or Do We?
Language matters—what we say, where we say it, and to whom. If, for example, a Victorian era Brit planned to “knock someone up,” he meant
April 7, 2017
Biblical Equality and the Letters of Paul
This article was first published with Missio Alliance. Do egalitarians overlook the deeper truths of Scripture to promote social-economic equality? Does our commitment to biblical
April 5, 2017
Book Review: Wealth in Ancient Ephesus and the First Letter to Timothy: Fresh Insights from Ephesiaca by Xenophon of Ephesus
Gary Hoag revisits the topic of wealth in the letter of 1 Timothy, asking whether the teachings found there are consistent or inconsistent with other
February 24, 2017
3 Simple Egalitarian Principles for Reading the Bible
We just saw the end of January, the month of fresh starts and new beginnings. For many Christians, it also marks the beginning of an
February 7, 2017
Present and Accounted For: Women in the New Testament
A winter issue of CBE’s Mutuality magazine was themed, “New Testament Women.” Its articles discuss Martha, the Samaritan woman of John 4, the “Chosen Lady” of
February 2, 2017
Short Answers to Challenging Texts: 1 Timothy 2:11-15
Let a woman learn in silence with full submission. I permit no woman to have authority over a man; she is to keep silent. For
January 30, 2017