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The Scholarship of Patriarchy (On 1 Timothy 2:8-15)
By: Alan G. Padgett | January 30, 1997
One of the most hotly contested passages in the New Testament these days is 1 Timothy 2:8-15. The cultural reason for this is clear: The ordination of women in the Church is a major issue of debate among traditional and evangelical denominations. Biblically-minded Christians are rightly concerned about the meaning of this passage for ministry today. [...]
Good News for Women
By: Rebecca Merrill Groothuis | December 1, 1996
"Most evangelical discussion of the gender issue has been spent in feverish debate over the exegetical intricacies of the traditional prooftexts," writes Rebecca Merrill Groothuis. And though faithful exegesis is certainly crucial, a "myopic fixation on a handful of controversial biblical texts will not ultimately resolve the gender debate." In Good News for Women, Groothuis [...]
Shattering Our Assumptions: Who is Today's Christian Woman
By: Miriam Neff, Debra Klingsporn | December 1, 1996
Shattering Our Assumptions is a bold look at the lives, hopes, and dreams of Christian women today, and at their changing roles in the workplace, home, and church.
From My Point of View: Meditation on Luke 7:36-50
By: Vernon Keith Rempel | October 31, 1996
She had bound her hair into a tight, black knot. But now the dark curling tresses are loose, cascading onto Jesus’ wet feet, and all around Simon’s dining room the meal turns to stone. The trouble is, she is a sinner. Not a private sinner with sins of the heart, suitable for repentance [...]
The Challenge of the Open Door: A Ministry for Lost Sheep
By: Elvera Corben | October 31, 1996
Hearing ambulance sirens was nothing out of the ordinary when I worked as a nurse in the emergency department in Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital. But, although I didn’t know it at the time, the sirens blaring one day were signaling a major change in my life. Through the emergency doors came a [...]
More on the Roles of Women in Antiquity
By: Craig Keener | October 31, 1996
Evangelical egalitarians often argue that the biblical writers were progressive in their day. It may therefore be helpful to survey some male views about women in the general period in which the New Testament was being written. We should keep in mind that the New Testament writers were not the only progressive voices [...]
The Strong Character of Samson’s Mother
By: Arthur H. Lewis | October 31, 1996
Few women of history show the strength of character and “spunk” of this Hebrew wife and mother from the twelfth century B.C. She was called like Sarah, Hannah and the Virgin Mary, to give birth to one of the great men of ancient times. But she models fir modern women more than just the [...]
New International Version: Inclusive Language Edition
By: David M. Scholer | October 31, 1996
We live in a time in the USA when American English has changed and is changing “right before our eyes.” One of the major changes involves the use of inclusive language with reference to men and women.
God’s All-Inclusive Family Policy: Acts 1:12-14; 2:1-4, 17-21
By: CBE International | October 31, 1996
It is interesting to see how many times the word “all” occurs in the opening verses of the book of Acts. After identifying those who were included in the early followers of Jesus in the first chapter of Acts, we read in verse 14, “They all joined together constantly in prayer.”
Book Review: My Daughter a Preacher!?!
By: James R. Beck | October 31, 1996
While this book does not explore new territory regarding the issue of women in ministry, it does serve a useful purpose: This is an ideal book to give your pastor, especially if he is straddling the fence on this issue. One pastor speaking to other pastors can have a powerful impact.