For most of the 5,000 years of Chinese history, women were deprived of basic human dignity, and they were under various kinds of oppression. Before
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
Today, public worship can take place in a synagogue only if at least ten adult Jewish males are present. Women do not qualify as part
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
First-century Women in Church and Synagogue When Gordon Fee presented his plenary message at the CBE Biennial International Conference in June, all of us privileged
Those of us who defend women in ministry are used to making careful biblical and theological cases, wrestling with the difficult texts as well as
I haven’t gone home for Mother’s Day in years—a conscious decision. My mother’s delight in my presence hasn’t measured up to the comfort I’ve received
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
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
A review of the recently published Today’s New International Version “I would rather be torn in pieces by wild horses than permit any such translation