Jesus and Paul both gave to women honor and respect that was atypical to the culture in which they lived. There was such a separation between men and women and their rights and privileges. Jesus and Paul utterly shatter those paradigms of living. But, there was a...
11 A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. 12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man;[b] she must be quiet. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and...
Is it possible Paul is referring to a woman and not women in general? It’s possible. For certain? Nothing is for certain in this text. That’s why it’s created a couple thousand years of challenge. But let’s continue on in the study: 11 A...
(This is reposted from an earlier entry to keep the flow of the discussion. More posts to come.) “A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. For Adam was formed...
34 Women[f] should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. 35 If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home. “Women should remain silent in the...
