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Category Archives: Role of Women
Buried Talents: 1 Timothy 2:12-13: A More Formal Argument
My response to Alexander’s thoughtful comments regarding this passage is too long for the comments, and so I’m posting it here. Alexander, We are talking past each other — and making little progress. Several arguments have been stated, but the … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: Why Were the Apostles All Men?
Reader Kirsty recently asked why all the apostles are male? I answered in the comments, but I think the topic merits a post. Kirsty, Regarding why Jesus chose male apostles, I think you have to start with why Jesus chose … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: An Email About Girls Who Pray in the Presence of Boys
I get emails – Without going into long-winded details, is it appropriate for a teenaged, baptized girl to lead a prayer in the presence of a baptized teenaged male? (This seems even more ridiculous now that I have typed this.) … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: That’s All I Have to Say About That
This is the end. (Well, for now.) Several weeks ago, I wrote about a perfectly good hallucination, and some folks got upset because I had drug-induced delusion about female elders. And so I figured it was a topic worth studying … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: Further on How Elders Oversee the Church
In a comment to the previous post, Alan points out that the Old Testament’s use of “overseer” refers to a supervisor or overseer in the workplace. Think “middle management.” And it’s true. I was already familiar with the passages. I’ve … Continue reading
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Buried Talents: Reconciling Egalitarianism and Hierarchicalism, Part 2
C. Church Affairs This brings us to the passages that deal more particularly with church affairs. In 1 Cor 14:33b-35 paternalists find ample basis to conclude that women must be silent in the assembly. But many hierarchalists agree with egalitarians … Continue reading
Buried Talents: Reconciling Egalitarianism and Hierarchicalism, Part 1
A. Egalitarian or Hierarchalist? We earlier considered Osburn’s suggestion that there are four schools of thought as to the role of women: paternalism, hierarchicalism, egalitarianism, and radical feminism. We rejected radical feminism because this view does not accept the inerrancy … Continue reading
