JAy.

Hi everybody.

Couldn’t hang around earlier, as I was off to a business dinner. Just made it back.

Just to be clear, the comments I presented in my original post are not my beliefs. I was merely pointing to the fact that this original article was discussing the role of women in the church without refuting the (typical) arguments made by the other party in the debate. Hence, pulling a couple of short passages can easily make any argument sound Biblical on the face.

I agree that the most likely real intent of 1 Timothy 2 was to teach instruct with respect to societal concerns. To believe that Christianity would enforce the silence of all women and in essence place the men before women have missed a large part of the teachings of Jesus. (Of course, the Christians still supported slavery for centuries after Christ, so …).

Gengwall, the translation to “in peace” is an interesting one for me. I had not seen that passage presented in that way. Thank you for continuing my education. 🙂

Y’all have a great evening. I’m off to bed (in Germany, so it is late).

JAy.

Your choice of scripture to promote women pastors is interesting. In 2 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2, “Paul” (depending on who you believe wrote these passages) clearly states that women should not speak in church, much less teach or lead. There is also the issue of women keeping there heads covered in both these passages, but I see very few women in churches with hats or prayer shawls anymore.

I am not saying that point above is correct, but remember that a good Biblical scholar (which I am not) can cherry-pick verses to counter your point as well as you have cherry-picked verses in support of your point. Unfortunately this article won’t sway anyone who doesn’t already agree with you.