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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. [...]
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 [...]
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.”
Who Was the “Chosen Lady” of 2 John?
By: Lamar Wadsworth | July 31, 1996
Here in this little letter is all the Bible tells us about the chosen lady: John had the highest regard for her as a colleague in ministry. She was well-known among the churches to which 1 John was written. She was a gracious and loving person.
Lady-Wisdom: The Personification Of God’s Wisdom As A Woman
By: Tina Ostrander | April 30, 1996
In the Old Testament book of Proverbs, God’s infinite wisdom is personified as a woman. The association of divine wisdom with the feminine is not accidental. Social relationships in Israel reflected spiritual relationships between Israel and Yahweh. As a result of this basic analogy between the earthly realm and the heavenly realm, one can [...]
"I've Got You Covered": The Cultural Background for Veiling Women
By: Craig Keener | January 31, 1996
The current teaching about a husband being his wife’s “covering” is so popular that some people are surprised to find that is actually is based on a shaky inference from I Corinthians 11:2-16, a passage which is talking about a woman literally covering her hair during Christian worship.
Sins of Omission: Searching for the Whole Truth in Genesis 17 and 18
By: Camille S. Muir | July 31, 1995
The story in Genesis 17 and 18 of the Lord’s telling first Abraham and then Sarah that they would have a son in their old age is one of the places in Scripture where a “sin of omission” is often committed.
A New Testament Perspective on the Treatment of “Everywoman”
By: Gretchen Gaebelein Hull | April 30, 1995
Chapters 17 through 21 of the Book of Judges record the depths of social depravity in possibly Scripture’s clearest depiction of the flaws of a patriarchal society. These chapters truly show the ultimate in degradation: idolatry, pride, selfishness, moral perversion, and insensitivity to human life. Chapters 19-21 also reveal the most awful violations of the human [...]
Believing the Right Thing
By: Kathryn E. Stegall | April 30, 1995
I was confronted with the need to exercise my faith to believe that by his rich grace God had made me alive in Christ so that I was no longer a foreigner and alien in the church but never quite a brother or fellow citizen either.
Book Review: Women in the Church: A Fresh Analysis of 1 Timothy 2:9-15
By: John E. Stanley | April 30, 1995
Women in the Church is a dangerous book which should not have been published because, while it appears to be scholarly, it actually teems with historical and theological errors and also emotional subjectivity. Alan G. Padgett has provided a critical rebuttal to Women in the Church in the Winter 1997 issue of Priscilla Papers.