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The Shepherd
By: H. Edgar Hix | April 30, 2011
I saw the angels. God’s holy angels. It’s all I used to talk about: Angels and the baby with the tired young mother. It was something to see. Scared me to death.
Priscilla and Plausibility: Responding to Questions about Priscilla as Author of Hebrews
By: Ruth Hoppin | April 30, 2011
Introduction My field of research is Adolf von Harnack’s hypothesis that Priscilla is the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews.1 I argue for the theory. There are two main objections to the Priscilla theory that I want to state and refute in order to assure its plausibility. First, I will acknowledge a couple of [...]
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 [...]
What Can We Say About Phoebe?
By: Jeff Miller | April 30, 2011
The conclusion of Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome includes his most extensive catalog of coworkers. In addition to Paul himself, the chapter mentions thirty-seven specific individuals, ten of them women. At the head of this list stands Phoebe:
Gender Ontology and Women in Ministry in the Early Church
By: Carol L. Bates | April 30, 2011
One’s ontology of gender underlies both hermeneutic precedence and exegetical considerations. Is human nature divided into two kinds, male and female, or is it a single nature, shared by males and females? The answers to this question drive hierarchist and egalitarian hermeneutics and exegesis.
Editor's Reflections | Spring 2011 (25.2)
By: William David Spencer | April 30, 2011
In his classic study The Cities and Bishoprics of Phrygia, the great archaeologist William M. Ramsay noted that “women-prophets were a feature of the Christianity of Anatolia”—the ancient name for what is generally Turkey today, but which, in New Testament times, included so many of the churches we read about, including the seven churches [...]
Book Review: The New Testament in Antiquity
By: Beth M. Stovell | April 30, 2011
The strengths of this volume are numerous. First, students receive a thorough understanding of the cultural, historical, sociological, religious, and geographical contexts from which the New Testament emerged. Burge, Cohick, and Green carefully craft each element so that they are academically complex while suitably accessible, balancing brevity with depth.
Sleeve Sermons and World Evangelization
By: Guest Author | April 28, 2011
He continued for another twenty minutes, trying to build a biblical case for the prohibition of short sleeves for women.“If you’re going to turn female apparel into an Eleventh Commandment, why stop at long sleeves?” I mused. “Why not press for floor-length hems or a burka?” What struck me most about the sermon [...]
Politically Correct and Legal (or Simply Right and Kind)
By: Guest Author | April 21, 2011
In the last few months, a number of prominent persons in various leadership roles have, in their reported public speeches or in conversation which found its way into the media, opened their mouth and inserted a foot! Lest some important voter group or financial supporter be alienated, their official spokespersons have hastily apologized by saying..... “ [...]
The Power of the Cross
By: Elizabeth Beyer | April 20, 2011
As Christians around the world are preparing to celebrate Easter, I often wish I could hear "He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!" declared by believers in every language and every tongue. Wouldn’t that be extraordinary to witness the entire human race, in all of its ethnic expressions, raising their unique voices in celebrating [...]