Mutualist • Egalitarian (Page 6)

This series continues Phil Payne’s magisterial Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul’s Letters. Chapters 18-20 comprise a 3-part unit on 1 Timothy 2:12. To begin, I will offer the NIV text and the corresponding Greek: “I do not permit a woman to teach orRead More

Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul’s Letters, chapter 16 titled “1 Timothy 2:8-15: Introduction: The Ephesian Church Situation Addressed in 1 Timothy” begins discussions over the most crucial passage on women leadership in the Church. Payne shines a spotlight on authorship, historical situation,Read More

This post wraps up Part 1 of Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul’s Letters. Part 2 begins an exegesis of Paul’s later writings in Ephesians, Colossians, and 1 Timothy. I’m anxious to get there and find out how, if at all, Paul’s thoughtsRead More

The idiomatic expression “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander” takes on full force in chapter 5 titled “1 Corinthians 7—The Equal Rights of Man and Woman in Marriage.” Although brief, it’s pregnant with implications for traditional roles between husband and wife. Payne begins: In 1 CorRead More