The New Covenant had a profound effect on the status of women. Women are no longer daughters of Eve any more than men are sons of Adam. We are all in Christ and have access to the full inheritance and rights of the firstborn son.
Are leadership roles in the church limited to just men? Are women barred from exercising any authority over men? If we say yes to either of these questions, we are going to have to wrestle with the fact that God raised up a women to lead Israel, and to exercise authority over men: Deborah.
The Proverbs 31 woman has been help up as the quintessential godly woman, the essence of a domestic, well-behaved woman of “biblical femininity.” A deep dive into the passage reveals a gap between our understanding the the original language.
The role of women in the church, particularly in leadership roles, has been debated for centuries. Seeking to establish church practice on tradition, many have looked to both the Bible and our Church Fathers for standards. Unfortunately, both the paucity and diversity of such information can cause no small amount …
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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 …