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Her Story: Anne Boleyn the Reformer
By: Michelle Dawn Meyer | May 1, 2026
Michelle Dawn Meyer presents Anne Boleyn of the proverbial “Thousand Days,” who, within that brief period exerted a pro-Reformation influence in the court of Henry VIII, and was schemed against, at least in part, for it.
Was Christianity Good for Women? The Lives of Thecla, Perpetua, Felicitas, and Macrina Against Greco-Roman Expectations
By: Taylor Yoder | May 1, 2026
Taylor Yoder surveys women of the early centuries of the Church—Thecla, Perpetua and Felicitas, and Macrina—who tenaciously stood their ground against the expectations of the culture of their time, and paid for it with either exclusion or execution both.
Judges 19 as a Paradigm for Understanding and Responding to Human Trafficking
By: Chuck Pitts | February 27, 2026
Judges 19 contains a seldom read, let alone studied or discussed, story of misogyny, subjugation, rape, murder, and dismemberment. Determining how to handle such atrocities in the Bible makes texts such as these difficult to address.
A Negative Model Of Manhood In Judges 19
By: Craig Keener | February 27, 2026
In a society where men still hold most of the social power and where the average husband possesses more physical power than the average wife, we desperately need models of manhood that stress responsibility rather than exploitation, service rather than abuse of power.
Voices of Outrage against Rape
By: Deirdre Brouer | February 27, 2026
Rape is a timeless and worldwide1 epidemic that violates the divine image and personhood of a human being and renders its victims voiceless, powerless,2 and fragmented from self, others, and God. Rape causes a desolate and disordered reality psychologically, relationally, and spiritually, often resulting in theological and “existential crisis.”3 Although this crisis impacts millions each [...]
He Made Her Play the Harlot: Judges 19 through the Lens of Domestic Abuse
By: Evelyn Sweerts-Vermeulen | February 27, 2026
The church cannot be trusted by those who are suffering to listen well until it has shown that it can speak well, addressing the issues in preaching and in the community.
Rape, Dismemberment, and Chaos in Judges 19–21
By: Kimberly Dickson | February 27, 2026
The unifying theme of Judges 19–21 is the dismal failure of Israel to care for their most vulnerable, ultimately contributing to the demise of the nation. This theme is the culmination of two different agendas within the story.
Editor's Reflection: Autumn 2025
By: Jeff Miller | November 7, 2025
Genesis 3:16 is the main theme of this issue of Priscilla Papers. Five authors lend their expertise to understanding this verse of Scripture and its ramifications.
Selections from God’s Word to Women
By: CBE International | November 7, 2025
This article presents Katharine Bushnell’s argument that Genesis 3:16 has been misinterpreted to justify women’s subordination and suffering, contending instead that the passage warns Eve of Satan’s deception rather than declaring a divine curse. These lessons were later gathered and published as God’s Word to Women in 1921, a work reprinted by CBE [...]
Genesis 3:16 and the Character of God
By: Jane L. Crane | November 7, 2025
Crane explains that Genesis 3:16 has often been mistranslated, causing misunderstandings about women and God’s character. Using early Hebrew sources and the research of Katharine Bushnell and Walter Kaiser, Crane shows that the verse describes the woman turning toward the man and the serpent’s deception rather than God punishing or subordinating women, revealing a [...]