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Book Review: I Suffer Not a Woman
By: W. Harold Fuller | July 31, 1993
Until now, this reviewer had to acknowledge he simply did not understand Paul's statement: "I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurp authority over the man" (1Tim 2:12). No explanation rang scripturally true: e.g. "rabbinical male bias" or "a local cultural problem." Exceptions for women teaching or preaching ("only occasionally" or "under male [...]
Is It Okay to Call God "Mother"?: Considering the Feminine Face of God
By: Paul R. Smith | June 1, 1993
"This book is a tour de force. It is simply magnificent, witty, scholarly, profoundly persuasive, blunt, prophetic, and convicting this slowtobelieve disciple all over the place." -Brennan Manning, author of The Ragamuffin Gospel "I'm not sure what to make of it all, but Paul Smith gives the best arguments I have ever come across for [...]
Arguing About the Messenger, Ignoring the Message
By: Maria L. Boccia | April 30, 1993
Within the Episcopal, PCUSA, and other mainline churches, there has been for years a diversity of views of the Christian faith. For most of this century, the leadership, seminaries, and many members have held to liberal views of Christianity, including a Bible which is not inerrant (i.e., without errors), as well as views of [...]
Principles of Female Ordination in the Old Testament
By: Christina Campbell | April 30, 1993
Where did judges like Deborah come from? We read in Acts 13:20-21 that the Israelites settled in Canaan and “After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet. Then the people asked for a king....”
Do Male Old Covenant Priests Exclude Female New Covenant Pastors?
By: Eileen Vennum | April 30, 1993
If God meant women to lead in religious functions, why were they forbidden the priesthood under the Old Covenant?” This question expresses one of many arguments used to limit the participation of women within the church. It is a reasonable question and deserves a thoughtful answer.
Who's Who? Biblical Models of Women in Leadership
By: Grace Ying May | April 30, 1993
God’s revelation takes on flesh and blood as we encounter Shiphrah and Puah, Jochebed, Miriam, Zipporah, Rahab, Abigail, Deborah, Huldah, as well as unnamed heroines. If we are eager to travel with them, their faith can encourage and bolster ours.
Mistress Mary Bunyan
By: Linda Marion Montgomery | January 31, 1993
In seventeenth-century England, a young girl came to the village of Elstow to be the wife of a tinker. History does not tell us where she came from. Possibly she was working as a servant girl near the town of Newport Pagnell, when she met her husband who was stationed there as a member of [...]
Bitalia, the Ancient Woman Priest
By: Catherine Clark Kroeger | January 31, 1993
The woman had upraised hands, in the gesture of a priest or bishop giving the benediction. This is also a gesture that is sometimes used in proclamation of the Word.
Priscilla, Author of the Epistle to the Hebrews?
By: Dr. Mimi Haddad, President of CBE International | January 31, 1993
Was Priscilla one of the most successful teachers, evangelists, and writers in the early church? A survey of Priscilla’s ministry in Rome, Corinth, and Ephesus reveals a woman whose abilities and life’s circumstances beg the question: Was it Priscilla who wrote Hebrews?
Early Church Heroines: Rulers, Prophets, and Martyrs
By: Aída Besançon Spencer | January 31, 1993
In recent years many writers have been reminding the church of the exemplary women who have held positions of authority and power in the Bible as rulers, prophets and martyrs. Deborah certainly has been often mentioned as a faithful ruler, a judge, prophet, and a military strategist.