The Biblical Basis for Women’s Service in the Church
We are delighted to include this paper by Bishop Tom Wright in the twentieth anniversary issue of Priscilla Papers. Bishop Wright is the fourth-most senior
October 21, 2014
Topic: Theological Studies
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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
God’s Reign is the Reign of Right Relationships
The Bible teaches that God created man and woman subordinate to God, spiritually and socially equal to each other, and entrusted to care for creation.
October 21, 2014
Short Answers to Tough Questions: How are Christians to understand the imagery of Israel as God’s unfaithful wife, and what is the relevance of the divine-human marriage metaphor in our lives today?
Q: An ever-present “woman” in the Old Testament is Israel, God’s metaphorical wife. How are Christians to understand the imagery of Israel as God’s unfaithful
September 1, 2014
Gender and Justice in the New Testament
Introduction The topic of gender and justice in the New Testament raises two preliminary questions: First, what modern sense of “justice” and of “gender” is
August 27, 2014
Engendering the Imago Dei: How Christ Grounds Our Lives as Parables of the Divine Image
The glory of God is the human being fully alive. —St. Ireaneus Today the world will ask you who you are, and if you do not
August 12, 2014
Can the Mosaic Law Be Reconciled With Gender Equality?
Often times examples from the Bible, especially the Law of Moses, are adduced to support the view that the Bible depicts God as a misogynist,
August 2, 2014
Ordination in the New Testament (With Pertinent Biblical Materials)
Some lay persons have been surprised when they look in their concordances under “ordain” or “ordination” to find nothing helpful in their search for a
July 31, 2014
Toward an Egalitarian Hermeneutic of Faith
My first introduction to the rudiments of a theological education came during the closing days of World War II as I sat upon the rocks
July 30, 2014
Does God Have Gender?
To speak about God is a dangerous venture. On the one hand, the Bible warns us that God is beyond our comprehension. As Elihu explains
July 22, 2014