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Video: Head Coverings in 1 Corinthians 11:2–16 with Craig S. Keener
By: Craig Keener | November 21, 2023
This workshop will examine Paul's text on head coverings in 1 Corinthians and the way that he addresses the cultural setting of his day.
Difficult Passages in the New Testament and How to Understand Them
By: Cynthia Long Westfall | October 5, 2023
Certain difficult New Testament passages have been consistently used to prevent the full partnership of women in the home, church, and world. How do we understand these passages in a way that rightly explains the Word of Truth (2 Tim 2:15)? My goal as a New Testament scholar has been to find coherence in my interpretation of [...]
Authority to Cover Her Head: The Liberating Message of 1 Corinthians 11:3–16
By: Juliann Bullock | August 7, 2023
Read within its cultural context, 1 Corinthians 11:3–16 grants women a position of freedom and honor within the church.
God’s World Is Not a Man’s World
By: Hannele Ottschofski | August 3, 2023
Patriarchy is a system that values men and their achievements more than women and their achievements. A patriarchal society is male-dominated, male-identified, and male-centred. The male person is the centre of attention and everything else—or everyone else, including women—are defined by their relationships to men. Oppression of women and girls is often a [...]
Veil Bound or Veiled Beauty?
By: Katy Blevins Calabrese | June 29, 2023
Did Paul really advocate for the head covering of all women as a function of their faith and access to Christ? An open exploration that flips the script and shifts perspectives to reframe 1 Corinthians 11:5-16 to better align with Paul’s overarching behavior offering access to Christ as freely available to all, no strings attached.
New Voices: Us Bearing God’s Image, Not God Bearing Ours with Dr. Lucy Peppiatt
By: Erin Moniz, Blake Dean, Lucy Peppiatt | June 16, 2023
Both complementarians and egalitarians have cited the doctrine of the imago Dei in the early chapters of Genesis as a cornerstone for their theology on women and men. Blake and Erin talk with Dr. Lucy Peppiatt about her book, The Imago Dei: Humanity Made in the Image of God.
Women and Words: “I Tried To Prove Egalitarians Wrong” with Dr. Philip B. Payne
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International, Philip B. Payne | June 12, 2023
Dr. Mimi Haddad interviews Dr. Philip B. Payne on the meaning of “head” in Greek and the benefit of mutual submission.
Book Review: The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood: How God's Word Consistently Affirms Gender Equality
By: Kate Netzler Burch | April 6, 2023
The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood is a thorough, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to prominent Bible passages that are often used to limit women. Philip B. Payne builds upon and summarizes a lifetime of research to show God’s word consistently affirms the equality of women and men.
How the New Testament Turned Marriage in the Ancient World on Its “Head”
By: Scott Goode | February 27, 2023
What if Paul was writing not to redeem patriarchy but to overthrow it?
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 [...]