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What You Risk by Reading a Text Without Context
By: Mikaela Bell | November 9, 2022
Can we ever learn too much about the context of a text? Does contextualizing the biblical canon compromise its true message? Context gives us the information to truly understand a text. This is especially true with Paul’s writing.
Paul’s Concern for Ephesus: A Survey of 1 Timothy 2:8–15
By: Eliza Stiles | November 3, 2022
Paul’s concern about the situation in Ephesus is not that women or men are causing problems, but that the church’s witness in the Ephesian community is at risk. In 1 Timothy 2:8–15 Paul urges Timothy to counter false teaching with prayer, humility, education, and by confronting abusive authority.
Social Action and the Canaanite Woman of Matthew 15
By: Molly Tomashek | November 3, 2022
In Matt 15:21–28 Matthew presents Jesus as the mirror that exposes the need for social action. A socio-rhetorical approach informs the modern reader’s engagement for social change as seen in the text’s dialogue, characterization, Jewish perspective, and contextual significance.
Audio: Galatians 3:28 in Context: Human Worth and God’s Great Purpose for Both Men and Women
By: Andrew Bartlett | November 2, 2022
Prior commitments create pressure to either restrict or expand the meaning and application of Galatians 3:28. The proper control is to read it in the context of Paul’s overall argument in his letter. This shows it has both "vertical" and "horizontal" aspects.
Video: Galatians 3:28 in Context: Human Worth and God’s Great Purpose for Both Men and Women
By: Andrew Bartlett | November 2, 2022
Prior commitments create pressure to either restrict or expand the meaning and application of Galatians 3:28. The proper control is to read it in the context of Paul’s overall argument in his letter. This shows it has both "vertical" and "horizontal" aspects.
Video: Paul’s Radical Call for Mutuality in Marriage (and Singleness): 1 Corinthians 7:1–40
By: Ronald W. Pierce | November 2, 2022
Tired of rehashing the same difficult texts and arguments about men and women’s shared leadership and authority in marriage? How about something new from Scripture that could revolutionize your discussion on the mutuality and equality of men and women in marriage and singleness? Walk with Ron Pierce through 1 Corinthians 7, the most extensive and explicitly [...]
Audio: Paul’s Radical Call for Mutuality in Marriage (and Singleness): 1 Corinthians 7:1–40
By: Ronald W. Pierce | November 2, 2022
Tired of rehashing the same difficult texts and arguments about men and women’s shared leadership and authority in marriage? How about something new from Scripture that could revolutionize your discussion on the mutuality and equality of men and women in marriage and singleness? Walk with Ron Pierce through 1 Corinthians 7, the most extensive and explicitly [...]
Video: Making the Shift: Five Moves Faith Communities Can Make from Complementarianism to Egalitarianism
By: Rob Dixon | November 2, 2022
What could it look like for faith communities to make a successful theological shift from complementarianism to egalitarianism? Pulling from interviews with leaders who have helped their churches navigate the change, this seminar will articulate a five-step process designed to help faith communities shift their theological positions.
Audio: Making the Shift: Five Moves Faith Communities Can Make from Complementarianism to Egalitarianism
By: Rob Dixon | November 2, 2022
What could it look like for faith communities to make a successful theological shift from complementarianism to egalitarianism? Pulling from interviews with leaders who have helped their churches navigate the change, this seminar will articulate a five-step process designed to help faith communities shift their theological positions.
Audio: Genesis 1–3, Galatians 3:28, and the Full Complementarity of Men and Women
By: Andrew Bartlett | November 2, 2022
Genesis 3:16 presents male rule as an adverse consequence of humanity’s disobedience (“he will rule over you”). But Jesus came to deal with the disobedience and its consequences. So, to prohibit leadership by women is to oppose Christ’s redeeming work. Galatians 3:28 says that in Christ there is not male and female. But many Bible [...]