Editor’s Reflections | Winter 2011 (25.1)
Barak may be the most misunderstood hero in the entire Bible. For years, this thoughtful warrior who insured a victory by forgoing personal glory to
July 21, 2014
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The Shepherd
I saw the angels. God’s holy angels. It’s all I used to talk about: Angels and the baby with the tired young mother. It was
July 21, 2014
Priscilla and Plausibility: Responding to Questions about Priscilla as Author of Hebrews
Introduction My field of research is Adolf von Harnack’s hypothesis that Priscilla is the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews.1 I argue for the
July 21, 2014
Biblical Interpretation and the Epistle to the Ephesians
Introduction Where and how we start in our interpretation of Scripture determines where we will end up. When seeking to understand the relevance of the
July 21, 2014
What Can We Say About Phoebe?
Editor’s Note: This is an Evangelical Press Association award winning article. The conclusion of Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome includes his most extensive catalog
July 21, 2014
Gender Ontology and Women in Ministry in the Early Church
Two gender ontologies One’s ontology of gender underlies both hermeneutic precedence and exegetical considerations. Is human nature divided into two kinds, male and female, or
July 21, 2014
The Church and the Abuse of Women
We received a phone call last night from our 19-year-old daughter, married to a 22-year-old Christian man. She called to tell us that he has
July 21, 2014
Women in Ministry: The View from Eden
The issue of women in the ministry divides evangelicals. On the one hand, some proclaim that women ministers represent the gospel’s liberation of women from
July 19, 2014
Seneca Falls Reconsidered
Revival fires burned bright in upstate New York in 1848; and with it came concerns for human justice. Conversion and a personal faith in Jesus
July 18, 2014
Feminism in the Writings of Jacques Ellul
Reprinted from Media Development 2/1988. Late in 1981 I dug up one of Ellul’s early articles from the Protestant weekly Réforme: ‘La Femmes et les
July 17, 2014