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Book Review: The Biblical World of Gender: The Daily Lives of Ancient Women and Men
By: Elizabeth Ann R. Willett | July 16, 2024
This volume of essays is a thought-provoking read that would enlighten any student unfamiliar with feminist approaches to the Bible and inform someone interested in issues related to biblical equality. For professors or pastors, the book might challenge perspectives they learned in university and seminary.
Did Adam Sin by Failing to Lead and Protect Eve in the Garden?
By: Mike Davis | July 4, 2024
One of the things I have noticed is that Adam’s sin in the Garden is often portrayed as not only eating from the forbidden tree but also as abdicating his leadership and protection of Eve. But when we look more carefully at the text of Genesis 2:16–3:17, we can see that such conclusions are wrong.
Book Review: Jesus the Refugee: Ancient Injustice and Modern Solidarity
By: Grace Payne | June 21, 2024
In Jesus the Refugee, Glenn Butner Jr. traces the flight of Joseph and Mary along with baby Jesus into Egypt and highlights how they would have been potentially received if the modern refugee conventions we have were in place. The book was an insightful, convicting, and educational read. Butner’s style is clear and concise, [...]
"Talking with a Woman..."
By: Neil Rees | June 20, 2024
Did the disciples realise how much their thinking was impacted by the powerful forces that shaped the world they had grown up in, with its cultural norms surrounding the place of women, reinforced by both implicit and explicit instruction? Did they have any idea to what extent the patriarchal system that they unreservedly embraced was [...]
An Update on CBE’s Translation Project
By: Jeff Miller | June 18, 2024
A brief overview of CBE’s Translation Project and examples help demonstrate the importance of this project.
Women and Words: Why Bible Translation Matters
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | June 18, 2024
Woman’s God-given identity and purpose has been “lost in translation” as Bible translations portray women as inferior and unsuitable to lead.
Lost in Translation: Female Elders in Titus 1–2
By: Marissa Franks Burt | June 18, 2024
These two chapters are referenced as key guidelines for church leadership, but an investigation in the original language shows that these guidelines are not what have been traditionally taught.
Leading Together in Christ: A Biblical View of Authority
By: Dawn Gentry | May 23, 2024
Paul sets an example for us to practice humility and deference to the needs of others. He did not seek power over others or claim a position of status. Paul encourages the church to treat each other like family. He did not press into his God-given authority, but rather served alongside many other co-workers—both [...]
Humility: The Path for Male-Female Relationships
By: John McKinley | April 29, 2024
John McKinley proposes that Christlike humility such as was practiced by the NT church is the means by which abusive male-female power relations can be deconstructed.
Victim Blaming and the David and Bathsheba Narrative
By: J. Dwayne Howell | April 29, 2024
Dwayne Howell illustrates through the story of Bathsheba and David how social power structures result in exploitation, and questions the reading of Bathsheba—influenced by hierarchy—that seeks to blame the victim and absolve the perpetrator.