Authentein as Bad Behaviour in Ancient Texts
Drawing on ancient texts, I give 3 reasons why there should be a consensus on the general sense of “authentein” as bad bossy behaviour.
January 22, 2022
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Tag: Chrysostom
Mutual Submission in Early Christian Texts
Some Christians claim that submission is always to a person in authority. In this article, I quote early church bishops who spoke positively about mutual submission.
June 29, 2021
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Chrysostom on 5 Women Church Leaders in the NT
Chrysostom (d. 407) praised Priscilla, Phoebe, Euodia, Syntyche, and Junia. He acknowledged that these women were leading ministers in their churches.
June 10, 2020
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Olympias: Deaconess and Chrysostom’s Friend
Olympias renounced her aristocratic lifestyle to serve the church. She was an ordained deaconess and Chrysostom’s dear friend.
July 25, 2019
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What scholars say about 1 Corinthians 11:7
Here are interpretations of 1 Corinthians 11:7 (man … is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man) from past & present scholars.
August 5, 2018
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The Samaritan Woman of Sychar (John 4)
Eve, Delilah, Bathsheba, Mary Magdalene, and the Samaritan woman have often been thought of as immoral. What’s with that? This article looks at the Samaritan woman without negative prejudices.
June 10, 2016
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(5) Phoebe: Deacon of the Church in Cenchrea
In Part 5, I look at 1 Timothy 3:8-13, concerning male and female deacons in the Ephesian church, and at Phoebe as a prostatis (patron). I briefly compare her ministry with that of Olympias and also Stephanas (1 Cor. 16:15-18).
November 25, 2014
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(4) Phoebe: Deacon of the Church in Cenchrea
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.
November 18, 2014
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The Human (Ha’adam), Man (Ish) and Woman (Ishshah) in Genesis 2
I’ve highlighted the words for human, man, and woman in the Hebrew text of Gen. 2 to help non-Hebrew readers see that the first human in Eden was not necessarily male.
December 5, 2013
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Misogynistic Quotations from Church Fathers and Reformers
Here are some misogynistic quotations from well-known church fathers, theologians and reformers that do not reflect what the Bible says about women.
January 24, 2013
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Euodia and Syntyche: Women Church Leaders at Philippi
Who were Euodia and Syntyche (Philippians 4:2-3)? Were they leaders of the Philippian church? Early Church Father John Chrysostom seemed to think so.
August 4, 2011
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Is Complementarianism a Traditional Belief of the Church?
Mary Kassian claims that Complementarianism represents the Church’s “traditional, orthodox, historic belief” on gender. She must be reading different accounts of Church history to me.
April 20, 2011
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Junia in Romans 16:7
This article is about Junia—a minister mentioned by Paul in Romans 16:7—using and critiquing the ESV as a reference. Was Junia really a female apostle?
April 1, 2010
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