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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

Lost In Translation: Phoebe, Servant or Minister?

September 9, 2013 by Bob Edwards

Phoebe in the Bible

Though inequality makes some of my complementarian friends uneasy, they hold fast to their beliefs nonetheless. They do this, some tell me, because they must remain true to the word of God, even if it makes them uncomfortable. On one level, I think their steadfast loyalty to the Bible is commendable…In the case of a complementarian belief system, however, I think loyalty to God and his word has been misappropriated.

Filed Under: Women and the Bible, Women and the Church Tagged With: complementarianism, diakonos in the bible, egalitarianism, Phoebe in the Bible, prostatis in the bible, Romans 16

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