3 reasons why it’s a woman, not all women, in 1 Timothy 2:12
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.
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by 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 | Jun 30, 2019 | 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, All Posts on Equality, Paul and Women | 45
Do women need to cover their heads when they go to church? In previous centuries, the answer to this question would have been “yes.” Here are a few notes on women and head coverings in light of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16.
Read Moreby Marg | May 18, 2019 | All Posts on Equality, Paul and Women | 18
Twenty-nine people are mentioned in Romans 16:1-16, including ten women, seven of whom are described in terms of their ministries.
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 | Apr 1, 2019 | 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, 1 Timothy 2:12, All Posts on Equality, Gender in Genesis 1-3, Paul and Women, The "Difficult" Passages | 39
The creation order of man first, woman second, as given in Genesis 2, is often brought up in discussions about the place of men and women in ministry and in marriage. What significance did Paul place on man being created first?
Read Moreby Marg | Feb 27, 2019 | All Posts on Equality, Ephesians 5, Equality in Marriage, Paul and Women, The "Difficult" Passages | 22
The New Testament household codes in Ephesians 5-6 and Colossians 3-4 are not primarily about gender. They are about power and about mitigating the abuse that often comes with power.
Read Moreby Marg | Sep 19, 2018 | All Posts on Equality, Bible Women, Paul and Women, Women in Ministry | 59
In this post, I look at Nympha, a Christian mentioned in Colossians 4:15. What was her association with Paul? What was her ministry? Where was her house church? Was she really a woman?
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?
Read Moreby Marg | Aug 7, 2018 | 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, All Posts on Equality, Paul and Women, The "Difficult" Passages | 26
In centuries past, commentators understood 1 Corinthians 11:7 as expressing the superiority of men over women. Is this what is meant by “man … is the image and glory of God but woman is the glory of man”? Here is a different interpretation that takes culture into account.
Read Moreby Marg | Jul 11, 2018 | All Posts on Equality, Bible Women, Lessons from Philippians, Paul and Women, Women in Ministry | 20
Inspired by a recent reading in Acts, I’ve taken a close look at a common Greek expression that Paul uses when addressing Euodia and Syntyche. What was Paul saying to these women in the Philippian Church?
Read Moreby Marg | Jun 10, 2018 | All Posts on Equality, Bible Women, Equality in Ministry, Paul and Women | 6
This article looks at Junia, a Christian missionary mentioned in Romans 16:7 who was persecuted for her faith and may have known Jesus personally. Was she also known as Joanna?
Read Moreby Marg | Jun 2, 2018 | 1 Timothy 2:12, All Posts on Equality, Ephesians 5, Equality in Marriage, Equality in Ministry, Paul and Women | 7
A few verses in Paul’s letters are frequently cited by Christians who exclude women from some ministries. Did Paul really restrict women in either ministry or marriage? This is part 3 of a series on gender roles in the Bible.
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