Here you’ll find articles about the mutuality and equality of men and women in Christian marriage and ministry, plus Bible studies and articles about our new life in Jesus. Take a look around.
~ Marg Mowczko
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Genesis 3:16, about Eve, and Genesis 4:7, about Cain, both contain the Hebrew words teshuqah (“desire”) and mashal (“rule”). Does 4:7 help us to understand 3:16?
Who are the 144,000 in Revelation 7 and 14? What do they symbolise? Are women really excluded from this group?
What if Malachi 2:16 isn’t a general statement on divorce but about a priest named Manasseh who divorced his first wife in around 350 BCE? It’s likely.
Here is a complete list of women identified as prophetesses in the Bible with a 200-word note on each. There was a recognised place for such women in Israel and in the first-century church.
Towards the end of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, a complex passage, Paul brings up the idea of nature as a teacher of hair lengths or hairstyles for men and women. What did he mean by “nature”?
The story of David’s ten concubines, especially when linked with God’s words in 2 Samuel 12:11, is a deeply troubling story. Warning: sexual violence.
© 2021 Marg Mowczko