A female leader may indicate preference for male leadership but not exclusion of female leadership; both egalitarians and complementarians stretch Deborah.
How Women Could and Couldn’t Lead in the Old Testament： Women in Ministry part 3
00:47:57 – 00:48:28
Framing the Deborah debate
One conclusion: a female leader is clearly not forbidden, even if somewhat extraordinary. This may be a preference for male leadership but not an exclusion. Scripture seems more nuanced than either the egalitarian or complementarian views on Deborah — one side wants to stretch her significance and the other wants to minimize it.
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How Women Could and Couldn’t Lead in the Old Testament： Women in Ministry part 3 @ 00:47:572022-03-28