A Historian Looks at 1 Timothy 2:11-14
A woman must quietly receive instruction with all submissiveness. But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but
July 8, 2014
Topic: Biblical Passages / Studies
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Who Are the Women in I Timothy 2:1-15 (Part 2)
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.
July 6, 2014
Who are the Women in 1 Timothy 2:1-15 (Part 1)
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
July 5, 2014
The Black Family who Adopted Moses
There are many great blacks who have influenced our spiritual heritage. We find them both in and out of the Bible. We should like to
June 26, 2014
Does 1 Timothy 2 Prohibit Women from Teaching, Leading, and Speaking in the Church?
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
June 17, 2014
An Examination of Jesus’s View of Women through Three Intercalations in the Gospel of Mark
Introduction A basic tenet in the hermeneutics of theology is to build a doctrine upon the clearer, or less disputed, passages and then interpret the
June 17, 2014
Some More Remarks on Submission (Compliments of Phil Payne)
The last half of Philip B. Payne’s book Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul’s Letters begins an exegesis of Paul’s
May 7, 2014
Q: My Church Does Not Believe that Women Should be Elders…
Q: My church does not believe that women should be elders, based on the phrase in 1 Timothy 3 that says elders must have one
May 1, 2014
The Proverbs 31 Woman
How many times have you gone to a women’s Bible study on Proverbs 31? It seems that discussions on this passage usually turn to how
May 1, 2014
“Home” Economics and the Fall
When I hear the words, “home economics,” I think of a class of high school girls from the 1950s, their hair in flips and wearing
May 1, 2014