A healthy biblical theology about gender, and the role of women in specific, must begin at creation. It is in the story of creation where we develop an understanding of the purpose of mankind and genders. Those who would support a hierarchy of the genders point to the creation order …
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Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to you own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward …
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It’s no secret that the Bible was written in a strongly patriarchal culture. The treatment of women within its pages is cringeworthy and at times, downright nauseating. At least 6 times in the first 3 books, we read of men offering their wives, concubines, or daughters for the sexual pleasure …
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Jesus was routinely controversial and counter-cultural. So why didn’t He confront the misogyny and patriarchy of His day when He chose His disciples? It was a perfect opportunity. But He didn’t choose a single female. The absence of female disciples is seen as an indication that it was not His …