Category Archives: Role of Women

1 Corinthians 14:33b-37 (Wrapping Up)

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Jay F Guin

“Silent” The word used for silence in 1 Tim 2:11-15 is hesuchios, meaning “in quietness” and is much more about demeanor than the actual absence of speech. But in 1 Cor 14:33b-37, Paul uses sigao — a very different word, … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 14:33b-37 (Sorting through the Greek)

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Believe it or not, we’re not done yet sorting through the true meaning of the text. (1Co 14:33b-37 ESV) As in all the churches of the saints,  34 the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 14:33b-37 (Genesis 2 and the Law)

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Jay F Guin

We need to read Genesis 2 as Paul would have read the text. (Gen 2:18 ESV)  18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 14:33b-37 (Introduction)

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Jay F Guin

(Seems rather late in the discussion for an introduction, but we really need to gather some context here.) (1Co 14:33-36 ESV)  As in all the churches of the saints,  34 the women should keep silent in the churches. For they … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 14:33b-37 (the rhetorical η (ēta))

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Jay F Guin

In a recent comment, Price pointed out, Randy Elliott, a CoC preacher out in California will be presenting a teaching class at the Pepperdine Lectures upcoming. It is his contention, which he demonstrates, that the use of “eta” in the … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 14:33b-36 (Are the verses from the hand of Paul?)

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Jay F Guin

At last, we can turn our attention to — (1Co 14:33-36 ESV)  33 For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,  34 the women should keep silent in the … Continue reading →

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Worship: The Assembly (the ekklēsia)

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Jay F Guin

The scriptures often speak in term of “types” — antitypes, prototypes, that sort of thing. The idea is that certain NT concepts are often patterned (for want of a better term) on an OT practice or event. There are countless … Continue reading →

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Posts on the Role of Women at Wineskins

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Jay F Guin

Tim Archer, who often comments here, has posted an article for Wineskins arguing against an egalitarian point of view and for men to be considered spiritual leaders at church and at home. However, he argues that if men are failing … Continue reading →

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Buried Talents, Revised Edition, in Beta

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Jay F Guin

I wrote an eBook, Buried Talents, regarding the role of women of the church back in 1994. It’s been available at this blog for free download very nearly since the blog began, and it’s been downloaded many thousands of times. … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 11:2-16 (God; Christ; Husband; Wife), Part 7

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Jay F Guin

(Eph 5:22 ESV) 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.  As Paul explains in Ephesians 5, the wife’s obligation to her husband does not mean the husband has no reciprocal obligation. Rather, while Paul finds the … Continue reading →

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