hannibal.lecture

Cheryl, In his book entitled: Evangelical Feminism and Biblical Truth, author Wayne Grudem makes much of Paul’s old testament “law” reference as a prime motivator of his 1 Corinthians 14:34 passage in which women are told they must keep silence in the churches (p246). Since there exists no such explicit command in the Tanach (Hebrew Bible), the author assures us that the Tanach must be taken as a “whole” for Paul’s intent to be understood. Starting at page 84, Grudem will then launch into some rather convoluted legal gymnastics on what women can and cannot do in the churches. Have I missed something here? Is God still thundering out of the thick darkness atop Horeb or do we have liberty and common sense in Christ Jesus?
Respectfully, H.