Apphia of Colossae: Philemon’s wife or another Phoebe?
Apphia was a woman greeted by Paul in his letter to Philemon. What was her role or position at Colossae? Was she Philemon’s wife? Or was she another Phoebe?
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Posted by Marg | Oct 29, 2016 | All Posts on Equality, Bible Women, Paul and Women, Women in Ministry
Apphia was a woman greeted by Paul in his letter to Philemon. What was her role or position at Colossae? Was she Philemon’s wife? Or was she another Phoebe?
Read MorePosted by Marg | Oct 7, 2016 | 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, All Posts on Equality, Paul and Women, The "Difficult" Passages
In this short post, Matthew Malcolm shows that Paul has a keen interest in setting up hierarchies of human honour and then subverting them by subjecting all humans to God.
Read MorePosted by Marg | Oct 4, 2016 | All Posts on Equality, Bible Translation and Interpretation, Gender in Genesis 1-3, The "Difficult" Passages
Is the Hebrew word teshuqah, traditionally translated as “desire” in Genesis 3:16, better translated as “single-minded concentration” or “devotion”?
Read MorePosted by Marg | Oct 1, 2016 | Bible Translation and Interpretation
Many Christians are dissatisfied with English translations that seem biased towards men when, in fact, the intended meaning of many passages is gender-inclusive. So, what is the best Bible translation?
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