The Woman Behind the Man
A number of years ago a Baptist men’s group in the panhandle of far West Texas wanted to have a ladies night. They invited their
December 31, 2014
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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A Tale of Two Cultures: Understanding the Historical and Cultural Context of the NT Epistles
In the evangelical world, we stress the importance of context for understanding Scripture rightly. We warn against “taking a verse out of context,” because the
December 23, 2014
The Cultural Context of Ephesians 5:18–6:9
Is there a divinely ordained hierarchy in the life of the church and home that is based on gender alone? I begin this discourse with
December 23, 2014
Diamond or Diamond Mine? A Meditation on Proverbs 31
Mother’s Day is a special day, one of the most important days of the year. It is the day we celebrate all the women of
December 22, 2014
Leading Him Up the Garden Path: Further thoughts on 1 Timothy 2:11–15
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
December 22, 2014
What Is Biblical Equality?
Just what does CBE understand to be the scriptural teaching about the equality of humankind? Wishing to make available a more complete statement than that
December 22, 2014
What Jesus Thought About Women: His regard for them was unusual for his time—even scandalous
World religions have been charged with not only permitting, but also with perpetuating ingrained patterns of sexism, patriarchy, and misogyny. These religions, it seems, must
December 22, 2014
Headcoverings and Women’s Roles in the Church: A new reading of 1 Corinthians 11:2–16
Editor’s Note: This article is reprinted with permission from Christian Ethics Today and is based on research done by Laurie Hurshman in her senior year
December 18, 2014
The Book of Hebrews Revisited: Is Priscilla the author? And how does this epistle’s theology relate to gender equality?
This article originated as a paper that I presented at the Pacific Coast Region/Society of Biblical Literature meeting, New Testament Epistles and Apocalypse Section, at
December 18, 2014
A Woman’s Work: How God used Huldah to change the heart of a king and a nation
This study on the prophetess Huldah as found in 2 Kings 22 and 2 Chronicles 34 will include a background study of prophets and prophecy
December 17, 2014