Gender Wars: Biology Offers Insights to a Biblical Problem
Men and women struggle to understand each other and to thrive together as God intended. God’s design of an Edenic relationship where the male and
October 22, 2014
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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Biblical Egalitarianism and the Inerrancy of Scripture
Since biblical egalitarianism is still viewed by many as inconsistent with biblical inerrancy, it is desirable to state in a very brief manner my position
October 22, 2014
The Legacy of Pain: An Analysis of Genesis 3:16a
Prologue I consider myself a Biblical feminist who has both appreciated and benefited from the scholarship of the past twenty-five years regarding the role of
October 22, 2014
The Scandal of Equality in Jesus’ Ethical Teaching
A question that people sometimes ask is: “Was the New Testament egalitarian or complementarian?” This question is as nonsensical and anachronistic as the question: “Was
October 22, 2014
The Way More Fully
One of the most intriguing passages in Scripture is found in Acts 18:24-27, in which Priscilla and Aquila, missionaries with Paul, hear a man named
October 22, 2014
Wild Hair and Gender Equality in 1 Corinthians 11:2–16
Introduction C. F. D. Moule wrote that the problems raised by 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 “still await a really convincing explanation.”1 G. B. Caird added, “It
October 21, 2014
Chapter 16 in Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Dispensable Tagalong or Valuable Envelope?
The sixteenth chapter of Romans was treated as a detachable unit at least as early as the second century, showing that some considered it to
October 21, 2014
A Meta-Study of the Debate over the Meaning of “Head” (Kephalē) in Paul’s Writings
Since the middle of the twentieth century there has been an ongoing, sometimes acrimonious debate over the meaning of “head” (Greek, kephalē) in Paul’s letters,
October 21, 2014
Anita, Clarence, and Me: A Reformation Day Meditation on Ephesians 6:10-19
Among reformed Christians (a term which includes Presbyterians, Calvinists, Lutherans, and many others who do not formally use those labels) this is the week in
October 19, 2014
“Let Not Your Hearts Be Anxious…”
Have you ever had the experience of knowing something mentally but having an entirely different response emotionally? I have been grappling with this for the
October 17, 2014