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A Case Study in Translators’ Bias
By: Clayton Croy | April 30, 2001
In chapter 16 of his letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul offers greetings to friends and ministry associates. Several women are mentioned among Paul’s coworkers: Phoebe (v. 1), Prisca (v. 3), Mary (v. 6), Tryphaena and Tryphosa (v. 12), the mother of Rufus (v. 13), Julia (v. 15), and the sister of Nereus (v. 15). An interesting textual variation occurs in [...]
The Intolerable Goal of Role Theology
By: Del Birkey | April 30, 2001
In recent decades, traditionalists have dug for deeper roots in search of a viable biblical theology on which to support their superstructure of hierarchy. What has emerged instead in contemporary complementarianism is a sociocultural and extrabiblical “theology of roles.” It is this to which we will direct our critique.
Editor's Reflections | Spring 2001
By: Carol R. Thiessen | April 30, 2001
Victims of domestic violence have often internalized a faith-based rationalization for their abuse.
Book Review: The Bible in Cross Cultural Perspective
By: Kim A. Pettit | April 30, 2001
Jacob A. Loewen's recent book The Bible in Cross-Cultural Perspective covers a multitude of subjects—heaven, earth, the afterlife, the spirit world, exorcism, among them. Of particular interest to Priscilla Papers readers is chapter 9, "Images of God: Male, Female, or Both" (pp. 109-16). It is packed with wonderful information regarding inclusive language.
Wild at Heart: Discovering The Secret of a Man's Soul
By: John Eldredge | April 1, 2001
God designed men to be dangerous, says John Eldredge...
The Spiritual Impact of Mom
By: Kevin Bausman | March 6, 2001
When we read an obituary in the newspaper, we see the visible side of a person’s life — his or her church or organization memberships and accomplishments in life. What we don’t read, however, is how the person touched others in some special way. I’d like to share how Mom spiritually touched the [...]
Women: Potluck Planners or Partners?
By: Keith Nystrom | March 6, 2001
I’m not sure if I ever totally believed that the Bible mandated inequality between the sexes, but that’s just the way it was. I grew up in a church that didn’t necessarily preach such inequalities, but practiced them none the less. By their example I understood that there was a “man’s [...]
A Loving Tribute to Mom
By: Wendy Bausman | March 6, 2001
When the news of my mom’s death spread throughout my congregation and the naval base in Port Hueneme, Calif., I began to learn about the kindred spirit that exists among women who have lost their mothers. These women cried with me and told me, “There is something deep that happens in our souls when [...]
Discovering God’s Design
By: Julia Bloom | March 6, 2001
I grew up in fundamentalist churches where women were taught to know their “place” and stay there. My parents accepted these ideas in theory, but not so much in practice, and at the same time they questioned many of the other things these churches taught. During my freshman year of college, my parents ended their [...]
And the Truth Will Set You Free!
By: Faith Totushek | March 6, 2001
Each time I read Ephesians, I shuddered inwardly upon reading Chapter 5: “Wives submit to your husbands.” This passage was a neon light blinding me to the rest of the book. I felt the same shame when I read other passages with directives to women regarding silence, submission or authority. The worst was 1 Timothy 2, which implied [...]