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Search Results for: 1 timothy 2:12

5 Reasons to Stop Using 1 Timothy 2:12 Against Women

July 14, 2015 by Gail Wallace

Hundreds of pages have been written on this chapter, with almost as many interpretations, proving this to be one of the least understood and most contested passages of all time. Yet many Christians continue to cite 1 Timothy 2 as the foundation for their belief in male only leadership in the church. In today’s post Gail shares her “elevator speech” about why we need to stop using this passage in the debate.

Filed Under: Bible translation & interpretation, Difficult Passages, egalitarianism, Women and the Church Tagged With: 1 Timothy 2, Gail Wallace

“But What About 1 Timothy 2:12?” Ten Talking Points

April 25, 2014 by Gail Wallace

1 Timothy 2:12 continues to be an obstacle that prevents churches from moving toward a more robust theology of women.

Filed Under: church leadership, egalitarianism, gender roles, General, Women and the Bible, Women and the Church, women in church history, women in church leadership, women in the new testament Tagged With: 1 Timothy 2, authentein in the bible, Gail Wallace

Defusing the 1 Timothy 2:12 Bomb: What Does Paul Mean by Authority (Authentein)

February 12, 2014 by Gail Wallace

In my recent post on 1 Timothy 2:12, discussion about the word “authentein” (often translated as authority) was especially rich. Here are some highlights:

Filed Under: Difficult Passages, Women and the Church Tagged With: Apostle Paul and women, authentein in the bible, authority in the bible, bible translation, Gail Wallace

Defusing the 1 Timothy 2:12 Bomb

January 15, 2014 by Gail Wallace

A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man;[b] she must be quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one who was deceived, it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. But women […]

Filed Under: Bible translation & interpretation, Difficult Passages Tagged With: 1 Timothy 2, Apostle Paul and women, authentein in the bible, authority in the bible, Gail Wallace

Lost In Translation: A Look at 1 Timothy 2:12-15

September 16, 2013 by Bob Edwards

In Lost in Translation, Part 1, Bob showed that some words in the Bible are translated differently when they refer to women as opposed to when they refer to men. Case in point:  Phoebe’s depiction as servant and helper rather than minister and leader.  Today he addresses the impact of translation on our understanding of […]

Filed Under: Bible translation & interpretation, Difficult Passages, Women and the Church Tagged With: 1 Timothy 2, authentein in the bible, Childbearing in 1 Timothy 2, Jerome - Church Father, prostatis in the bible

Why 1 Timothy 2:8-15 Does Not Ban Women from Teaching & Having Authority in the Church

September 30, 2016 by Patrick Franklin

From the mailbox: “Just wanted to say thank you for your article on 1 Timothy 2. It was a great reference for me as my 13 yr old daughter asked me about it when she read it during her devotions. I was not sure how to respond to her until I found your article. Thank you!” God Bless, Brian. As long as 1 Timothy 2 continues to be used to restrict women from fulfilling their call to discipleship we will continue sharing good scholarship on this passage. Today’s “long form” post is by seminary professor Patrick Franklin. In it he identifies 3 general reasons and 6 specific problems with using the passage in this way. This is our most comprehensive post on 1 Timothy 2 to date – be sure to bookmark it for further reference.

Filed Under: Difficult Passages Tagged With: 1 Timothy 2, authentein in the bible, authority in the bible, Patrick Franklin

What Does It Mean for Women to Learn in Quietness and Submission? 1 Timothy 2:11

July 26, 2016 by Tania Harris

They are the verses of Scripture used most frequently to silence women in the church: 1 Timothy 2:11-12. I remember reading them as a 26-year-old when first contemplating my call to ministry. God’s voice had been clear, but those three short sentences were not; “A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit her to teach or have authority over a man. She. Must. Be. Silent.”

I’d sat there reading the passage over and over; trying to find something I hadn’t seen before. The black and white lettering seemed so stark, so clear; so… black and white. Why would Paul say such a thing? In my church, Paul’s instructions were taken literally. Women weren’t permitted to speak whenever men were present. They couldn’t lead, teach or even pray. Growing up, those words hadn’t particularly bothered me, but now they smarted like lemon juice in an open cut. No matter how I read them, the conclusion was still the same – I couldn’t follow God’s call. As a pastor today, it’s obvious that my understanding of those few verses has long since changed…

Filed Under: Difficult Passages Tagged With: 1 Timothy 2, Apostle Paul and women, submission in the bible, Tania Harris

What I Would Tell My 12-Year-Old Self About Gender Roles

November 18, 2014 by Andrea Heinrichs

It wasn’t until I started attending a private Christian school as a 12-year-old that I became aware of the spectrum of views regarding the roles of men and women in the church and in the home. In seventh-grade Bible class, I was taken aback to learn that some Christians believe that the roles of teaching and authority in the church, and the sole leadership role in the home are reserved for men only. A small number of my classmates and I were more interested in carrying on the lively discussion than others, so our teacher agreed to mediate a debate on the issue outside of class time.

Filed Under: complementarianism, egalitarianism, gender roles, Women and the Church, women in church leadership

1 Timothy 2: Paul’s Original Language, Timothy’s Original Context

October 14, 2014 by Bob Edwards

Throughout history, the church has been characterized by a male-dominated social hierarchy. This worldview has been so pervasive that some even consider it to be “God’s created order.” In light of the prevalence of this pattern, some people have asked me, “Has there ever been a female-dominated culture?”

A 1st century B.C. historian by the name of Diodorus Siculus provides us with the following information:

“Beside the river of Thermadon, therefore, a nation ruled by females held sway, in which women pursued the arts of war just like men…. To the men she [the nation’s Queen] relegated the spinning of wool and other household tasks of women. She promulgated laws whereby she led forth the women to martial strife, while on the men she fastened humiliation and servitude.”

Filed Under: Difficult Passages, Women and the Bible, Women and the Church Tagged With: authentein in the bible, authority in the bible, Childbearing in 1 Timothy 2

A Church You Would Want to Avoid

January 18, 2018 by Rob Dixon

Reflecting on his contemporary Paul’s theological writings, the apostle Peter writes in 1 Peter 3:15-16:

Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him. He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.”

There it is: “[Paul’s} letters contain some things that are hard to understand.” And God’s people said, AMEN.

Of course, we’re not certain which Pauline teachings Peter had in mind, but it seems like there’s a good chance he was talking about passages like 1 Timothy 2:8-15.

Filed Under: Difficult Passages, Women and the Church Tagged With: 1 Timothy 2, 2 Peter 3, Rob Dixon

Paul’s Egalitarian Reading of the Old Testament

June 22, 2016 by Gail Wallace

For years I struggled with my relationship with the apostle Paul. On the one hand, as a teenager, I was completely taken with books like Galatians and Philippians and studied chart after chart of the missionary journeys (I am a missionary kid, after all). But as an adult, I had trouble reconciling the “clobber verses” […]

Filed Under: Bible translation & interpretation, Women and the Bible Tagged With: Apostle Paul and women, Gail Wallace

20 Free A/V Resources on Biblical Gender Equality

May 12, 2016 by Gail Wallace

20 AV Resources Biblical Gender Equality

Here are 20 free audio (A) and video (V) resources that present biblical gender equality (egalitarianism) in a clear, compelling way, have high production quality, and are available for free online.

Filed Under: egalitarianism, Women and the Church Tagged With: Allison Quient, Ashley Easter, Brenda Salter McNeil, Charlie Olivia Grantham, Christena Cleveland, Eugene Cho, Gail Wallace, Haley Lee, Jeff Lockyear, Joy Qualls, Kate Wallace Nunneley, Mary Kate Morse, Mitch Little, Nancy Murphy, Nick Quient, Nikole Mitchell, Pete Briscoe, Ron Pierce, Rose Madrid Swetman, Split Frame of Reference

5 Myths of Male Headship

December 16, 2015 by Kate Wallace Nunneley

  I sat down across the table from her. We hadn’t seen each other in a while and I was excited to catch up. She was a youth pastor, one of those with an obvious call on her life for ministry. But as I looked into her eyes, I could see she was worn out. She […]

Filed Under: church leadership, Difficult Passages, General, marriage and family, masculinity, relationships, Women and the Church Tagged With: headship in the Bible, Kate Wallace Nunneley, kephale in the Bible

Why We Need More Women Pastors

April 14, 2015 by Karen Strand Winslow

The power of exposure and custom—and the lack thereof—etches deep marks in our inner beings. We associate pastoring with men because the pastors we have seen are men. Some older Christians recall the women ministers they knew as a child and how they led them to faith and service. But these folks are thinning out. Even in churches that affirm the ordination of women, women pastors are not common. Because of the power of exposure and custom, relatively few evangelical women go to seminary, start the ordination process, or remain with their first denomination after going to seminary.

I grew up never dreaming that women could be pastors, even though during my many hours in church as a kid, I often thought pastors were very lucky. They had the joy of helping people, studying the Bible and culture, and making disciples; but pastor was a word for boys.

Filed Under: church leadership, Personal Stories, Women and the Church, women in church leadership Tagged With: women pastors

Overcoming Gender Discrimination in the Church: One Woman’s Story

October 28, 2014 by Bronwen Speedie

I couldn’t study. I couldn’t think straight. I was distressed, overset with a spiritual crisis that rocked me to the core. Did God not love me, just because I was female?

I had been, by nature, a well-behaved and compliant child who didn’t really experience the rebellion thing as a teenager (heck, my “rebellion” was trying to find opportunities to go to church twice on a Sunday, which my unchurched family didn’t always appreciate!). “Following the rules” was, as far as I could see it, a big part of “doing the right thing,” and “being a decent person.” And obeying rules was something I didn’t usually find at all difficult. And conflict? Nope…definitely not something I would willingly enter into.

Filed Under: Difficult Passages, Personal Stories Tagged With: Bronwen Speedie

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