Did Miriam the prophetess only minister to women?
Miriam is clearly identified as a prophet and as a leader in the Bible, but some say her ministry was only to women. Was this the case? What does the Bible say?
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by Marg | Dec 24, 2020 | All Posts on Equality, Bible Women, Equality in Ministry, Women in Ministry | 2
Miriam is clearly identified as a prophet and as a leader in the Bible, but some say her ministry was only to women. Was this the case? What does the Bible say?
Read Moreby Marg | Aug 13, 2020 | All Posts on Equality, Equality in Ministry | 8
I read Romans chapter 14 today and saw that Paul’s message here has relevance to the issue of women ministers, an issue that continues to cause debate and division in some sectors of the church.
Read Moreby Marg | Jul 28, 2020 | All Posts on Equality, Book Reviews, Equality in Ministry | 3
I was honoured to write a foreword to Graham Hill’s book “Holding Up Half the Sky” where he presents a compelling biblical case for women leading and teaching in the church. I’ve included the foreword in this post.
Read Moreby Marg | Jun 30, 2020 | All Posts on Equality, Church History, Early Church Women, Equality in Ministry, Women in Ministry | 5
Atto, bishop of Vercelli in the 900s, saw in church tradition that women had led churches and were presbyters (priests or elders). He did not think this was a bad thing.
Read Moreby Marg | Jun 10, 2020 | All Posts on Equality, Church History, Equality in Ministry, Paul and Women, Women in Ministry | 6
John Chrysostom (d. 407) praised Priscilla, Phoebe, Euodia, Syntyche, and Junia, and acknowledged that these five women were leading ministers in their churches.
Read Moreby Marg | Feb 17, 2020 | All Posts on Equality, Equality in Ministry, Paul and Women | 27
When we understand “preaching” words in the way New Testament authors and understood and used these words we see that some New Testament women preached.
Read Moreby Marg | Nov 13, 2019 | All Posts on Equality, Bible Translation and Interpretation, Early Church Women, Equality in Ministry, Paul and Women | 6
Here is a list of over a dozen early and medieval scholars who took Junia’s name in Romans 16:7 to be feminine. Junia was a woman and not Junias, a man.
Read Moreby Marg | Oct 23, 2019 | All Posts on Equality, Equality in Marriage, Equality in Ministry, The "Difficult" Passages | 29
In this article, I look at four passages from the Hebrew Bible: Leviticus 27, Numbers 30, Ecclesiastes 7:28 and Isaiah 3:12. These verses are sometimes brought up in comments that diminish women.
Read Moreby Marg | Aug 28, 2019 | 1 Timothy 2:12, All Posts on Equality, Equality in Ministry, Paul and Women, The "Difficult" Passages | 55
Here are 3 reasons why I believe 1 Timothy 2:12 may be about a particular couple in the Ephesian church and does not contain Paul’s general thoughts on women in ministry.
Read Moreby Marg | May 1, 2019 | All Posts on Equality, Equality in Ministry, Paul and Women, Women in Ministry | 11
Paul included women, as well as men, as ministry partners. And he used the same ministry terms for his male and female co-workers. None of Paul’s statements, when understood in context, restricts the ministry of godly and gifted women.
Read Moreby Marg | Nov 21, 2018 | All Posts on Equality, Equality in Ministry | 55
In 1 Corinthians 16:16, Paul tells the Corinthians to submit themselves to coworkers and labourers. Paul refers to several women by these ministry terms.
Read Moreby Marg | Sep 11, 2018 | 1 Timothy 2:12, All Posts on Equality, Equality in Ministry, Paul and Women | 19
Timothy well knew Paul’s views on ministry. So it doesn’t make sense that 1 Timothy 2:12ff represents the apostle’s general teaching on women in ministry, a teaching that Timothy needed to be told or reminded of. What’s going on in this verse?
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