Were Andronicus and Junia “outstanding/ notable among the apostles” (Rom.16:7 KJV, NIV) or “well known to the apostles” (ESV, NET). Was Junia among the apostles?
This short post looks at the verb authenteō (authentein) in 1 Tim. 2:12. My claim is that “to have/ exercise/ usurp authority” is an inadequate and misleading translation.
Was there a difference between the ministries of male and female prophets in the Bible? Did male prophets minister publicly and female prophets privately?
Here is a close look at the word authentein (translated as ‘to usurp authority’ in 1 Tim. 2:12 KJV). A brief history of how authent- words and their meanings developed is included.
In part 4 I look at the deacons in the Philippian church and at the development of church offices in the apostolic and post-apostolic churches.
¿Se Febe diácono en la Iglesia de Cencrea? El ministerio de Febe también puede haber tenido algunas similitudes con la de Evodia y Síntique (Flp 4:2-3).
In this article I look at people who were apostles in the New Testament church, at their qualifications, and at what they did as apostles.
Here is the bibliography for my research paper, “The Roles of Diakonoi, Male and Female, in the Apostolic and Post-Apostolic Church (c. 40-120) with Reference to Phoebe of Cenchrea”.
La Biblia contiene varias historias en cual Dios pasó por alto a los esposos y guardianes hombres y habló directamente con mujeres, con mensajes de vital importancia.
In Part 4 we begin looking at 1 Timothy 2:11-15, verse by verse, phrase by phrase.
Dios puede y quiere confiar su palabra, con la autoridad que conlleva, directamente a las mujeres y esposas. Este artículo es sobre mujeres de la Biblia con autoridad espiritual.
Here are some well-known, recent, English Bible translations whose translation teams include (and exclude) women scholars.
Here are summaries of a range of interpretations of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 proposed by well-known New Testament scholars. How do these verses apply today?
« Return to Interpretations and Applications of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 Primary Sources Aquinas, Thomas, “Summa Theologica, Second of the second part, question 177”, at NewAdvent.
Some Christians believe it is only men who are given spiritual authority by God. Yet in the Bible, God speaks to women and equips them for ministry.
This article looks at Priscilla and Aquila and explores Luke’s use of the Greek verb ektithēmi (“explain”) in Acts. Did Priscilla teach a man?
« Return to 1 Timothy 2:12 in Context « All articles tagged with 1 Timothy 2:12 are here. Bibliography for 1 Timothy 2:12 in Context
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