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Childbearing in 1 Timothy 2

"Notorious" Passages, Women and Relationships

Using Peter and Paul Against Mary? Patriarchy and Slavery in New Testament Letters

In the context of Ephesians 3, Colossians 3, and 1 Peter 2-3, instructions to wives and to slaves are inextricable from one another. In particular,…
Women and the Bible

Revisiting the Woman at the Well in John 4

The story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well is told in chapter 4 of the Gospel of John. It comes on the…
Women and the Church

10 Ways Men Can Open Doors for Women in the Church

No matter your church context – whether your church ordains women as ministers of the gospel, whether they involve women as preachers or only in…
Biblical Equality, Women and the Bible, Women and the Church

4 Truths About Women in the Church

Sometimes I find it amusing that our churches of today seem to be more anti-women than the Bible is. We doubt women’s ability to preach…
"Notorious" Passages

Ephesians 5:21-33: How Paul Turns Headship on Its Head

Ephesians 5:21-33 is often cited as a proof text to endorse male leadership in the home. In this text, wives are instructed to submit to…

Personal Stories / Women and Relationships / Women and the Church

Miss & Carry: Towards a Theology of Unrealized Motherhood

Hannah Helms

In this personal and moving post, guest author Hannah Helms makes the case that the Church needs a better theology to address the…

"Notorious" Passages / Women and the Bible / Women and the Church

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

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…

"Notorious" Passages / Women and the Bible / Women and the Church

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

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…

Childbearing in 1 Timothy 2

Using Peter and Paul Against Mary? Patriarchy and Slavery in New Testament Letters

Revisiting the Woman at the Well in John 4

10 Ways Men Can Open Doors for Women in the Church

4 Truths About Women in the Church

Ephesians 5:21-33: How Paul Turns Headship on Its Head

Miss & Carry: Towards a Theology of Unrealized Motherhood

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

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

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