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The Symbol of the Veil in the Ancient Near East and Today: Subjugation or Honor
By: Cynthia Long Westfall | July 28, 2013
The Symbol of the Veil in the Ancient Near East and Today: Subjugation or Honor
Why Gender Hierarchy is at Odds with Christian Faith and How it Leads to Abuse
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | July 22, 2012
Too often the patriarchy of Bible culture has been confused with the moral teachings of Scripture. This workshop will explore how Christians working to end slavery challenged power, dominance, and self-interest in interpreting Scripture so that the church might become more effective agents of reconciliation in the world. What might egalitarians today learn from the [...]
Biblical Interpretation and the Epistle to the Ephesians
By: Lisa Baumert | April 30, 2011
Where and how we start in our interpretation of Scripture determines where we will end up. When seeking to understand the relevance of the Bible’s teaching for our lives, interpretive starting points are particularly significant. The method by which we read and derive meaning from Scripture is the fundamental determinant of the nature of [...]
Asking the Wrong Questions
By: Jeff Miller | July 30, 2010
Interpretation is a complex adventure. The reader compounds this complexity, in part by asking (and not asking) certain questions. Such questions guide and sometimes limit or even obstruct the interpretive process. Interpreters have tended to ask certain specific questions concerning Paul’s words about women. This article examines two such questions and finds them wanting.
Reading the Bible for its Original and Contemporary Meaning
By: Alan F. Johnson | August 1, 2009
In this lecture, Alan Johnson speaks about the crucial importance of "interpretation" in gender issues in the Bible.
The Unfolding Fullness of Christ
By: William J. Webb | July 20, 2008
Listening to the redemptive spirit even within Scripture’s difficult slavery texts is essential for Christians who want to live out a faith that unfolds the fullness of Christ in our world. This general session will develop “movement meaning” within the text of Scripture and, in particular, within the slavery texts and then draw parallels to [...]
Renunciation
By: Jennifer Stewart Fueston | January 30, 2008
Could Mary have refused, when it was offered her,
CBE International's Bible Commentary List
By: Alan G. Padgett | January 1, 2008
This list is meant to provide a brief sampling of the rich literature of Bible commentaries written by evangelical scholars in the last few decades. All of the Bible commentaries listed here are friendly to an egalitarian perspective.