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.