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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-17

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel Jesus also came as a Jew. All His apostles were Jewish. Yet we don’t have only Jewish male pastors and elders. Remember how they were confused on that in the early church too and how God had to show them that the Gentiles were ...

@LynnCDell2 @ronhenzel Jesus also came as a Jew. All His apostles were Jewish. Yet we don’t have only Jewish male pastors and elders. Remember how they were confused on that in the early church too an

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-17

@DoreenVirtue @lovesickscribe Hi Doreen! People who see 1 Tim 2:12 as forbidding godly women from teaching true doctrine to anyone whether in the pulpit or out of the pulpit (does that matter? was there a pulpit in the early church?)⎯these misinterpr...

@DoreenVirtue @lovesickscribe Hi Doreen! People who see 1 Tim 2:12 as forbidding godly women from teaching true doctrine to anyone whether in the pulpit or out of the pulpit (does that matter? was the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-06

@Crop_Ins_Guy @pastherandie @William_E_Wolfe Or perhaps just as the Judiazers cr

@Crop_Ins_Guy @pastherandie @William_E_Wolfe Or perhaps just as the Judiazers crept into the early church to “spy on their freedom,” we’ve got a new wave of…for lack of a better term…Pharisees (by thi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-24

@TheMuppetPastor Yes, the early church of the New Testament is what we have the

@TheMuppetPastor Yes, the early church of the New Testament is what we have the apostles’ instructions on. And what they are doing well with commendations and also not doing well with consequent corr

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-09

@nevermindlind @smashbaals You are assuming the conclusion. The great commission is to make disciples and the early churches were not mega church buildings with special pulpits but house churches. In what sense is a woman who has the requisite char...

@nevermindlind @smashbaals You are assuming the conclusion. The great commission is to make disciples and the early churches were not mega church buildings with special pulpits but house churches. I

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-02

@ChristOverChaos @BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe @RightWingWatch The early church

@ChristOverChaos @BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe @RightWingWatch The early church is in the Old Testament? Huh?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-02

@BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe @RightWingWatch Please show me where we have anything similar in the early church whose apostles were nearly all martyred and whom many were also under the same demise. Where was the call to arms for self defence? I’m ...

@BenZeisloft @William_E_Wolfe @RightWingWatch Please show me where we have anything similar in the early church whose apostles were nearly all martyred and whom many were also under the same demise.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-02

@William_E_Wolfe I’m still waiting to hear what your justification is for callin

@William_E_Wolfe I’m still waiting to hear what your justification is for calling Christians to bear arms based on the actions of the early church whose apostles were nearly all martyred and whom many

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-01

@realkorinthian @smashbaals Yes, and… Jesus is Jewish. The 12 apostles are Jewish. The early church started in Jerusalem and grew at Pentecost to many thousands of Jewish believers in Jesus. A Jew who acknowledges and trusts in Jesus alone as their ...

@realkorinthian @smashbaals Yes, and… Jesus is Jewish. The 12 apostles are Jewish. The early church started in Jerusalem and grew at Pentecost to many thousands of Jewish believers in Jesus. A Jew wh

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-01

@smashbaals Christianity is built on a Jewish foundation. The Old Testament was

@smashbaals Christianity is built on a Jewish foundation. The Old Testament was exclusively the Bible of the early church. The root into which Gentiles were grafted is Jewish.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor I have been working on some reasons why the apostles selected only men for this role in the early church. Here are some of my thoughts at this point. Reasons Why They Likely Chose Only Men: 1. *Cultural Norms:* The norms ...

@BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor I have been working on some reasons why the apostles selected only men for this role in the early church. Here are some of my thoughts at this point. Reasons Why They Likel

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-08

@1boreen_ye @Jessicakayanja @RobertKayanja In Paul’s day, many churches were lik

@1boreen_ye @Jessicakayanja @RobertKayanja In Paul’s day, many churches were likely house churches, not like ours today with a pulpit. Participation was much more prominent in the early church than t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-18

@MikeWingerii @sparrowsperch The early church preached from the Old Testament an

@MikeWingerii @sparrowsperch The early church preached from the Old Testament and the eyewitness testimony of the apostles and those who saw what Jesus did.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-17

@MikeWingerii We could say that pastors should be Jewish males because Jesus onl

@MikeWingerii We could say that pastors should be Jewish males because Jesus only chose Jewish male apostles. And you can see where this is going…sounds a lot like the Judaizers who were spying on t

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Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 2:11-15

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 2:11-15 specific woman,deception,authenteo,grammar,perfect tense,future tense,anaphoric,egalitarian,ephesus,teknogonia,singular plural,historical perfect,verbal aspect,paul as pattern
Theology verse entry

Psalm 109:8

Sections: cross_references, exegesis, greek_analysis

Psalm 109:8 apostolate,office,episkope,Matthias,Judas,replacement
Theology verse entry

John 20:15-17

Sections: debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

John 20:15-17 Mary Magdalene,resurrection,commission,apostola apostolorum,witness,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Titus 2:3-5

Sections: debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Titus 2:3-5 older women,teaching,presbutidas,domestic myths,egalitarian,women in ministry
Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 3:1-4

Sections: greek_analysis

1 Timothy 3:1-4 elder,overseer,pastor,qualifications,women,tis,husband-of-one-wife,polygamy
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 11:2-9

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 11:2-9 kephale,head covering,source,origin,authority,man woman,glory,image,aner gyne,egalitarian,Trinity,hierarchy,husband,wife,creation
Theology verse entry

1 Peter 2:5-9

Sections: exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Peter 2:5-9 priesthood of believers,royal priesthood,holy nation,no male intermediary,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Romans 16:1-7

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Romans 16:1-7 Phoebe,Junia,deacon,apostle,prostatis,patron,women leaders,egalitarian,episemos,women apostles
Theology verse entry

Acts 18:24-26

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Acts 18:24-26 Priscilla,Aquila,Apollos,women teaching,egalitarian,correction of doctrine
Theology verse entry

Acts 1:16-26

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Acts 1:16-26 Judas,betrayal,foreknowledge,sovereignty,prophecy fulfillment,predestination,free will,apostolate,Matthias,Paul,twelve,lot,human initiative
Theology verse entry

Joel 2:28-29

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Joel 2:28-29 prophecy,Spirit outpouring,daughters,women prophets,Pentecost,egalitarian,Joel,Acts 2,Peter sermon,last days
Theology verse entry

Philippians 2:5-11

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Philippians 2:5-11 kenosis,incarnation,Christ hymn,self-emptying,EFS,Trinity,morphē theou,equality with God,exaltation
Theology greek term

ἐπισκοπή (episkopē)

office, oversight, supervision

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Theology greek term

κλῆρος (klēros)

lot, allotment, portion

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Theology greek term

πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)

elder, older man; church overseer/leader by seniority

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Theology greek term

αὐθεντοῦντος (authentountos)

ruling, exercising authority (participle of authenteō, patristic usage from 4th c. AD)

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Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Linda Belleville is so opposed to submission that she argues nobody had authority in the early church — not even Jesus or the apostles.

Mistake #6: Belleville's extreme position on authority

Linda Belleville submission authority in the early church
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Linda Belleville's claim: no lack of women leaders in the early church

Mike introduces egalitarian scholar Linda Belleville's claims about women leaders.

Romans 16:1-2 Linda Belleville Discovering Biblical Equality Two Views on Women in Ministry
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Belleville claims female apostles, prophets, teachers, evangelists; Craig Keener agrees women held prominent roles

Mike continues presenting egalitarian scholarly claims.

Linda Belleville women apostles Craig Keener
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Belleville's third argument: their disagreement jeopardized church unity, proving leadership role

Mike addresses Belleville's final argument for Euodia/Syntyche as leaders.

Linda Belleville Euodia Syntyche
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Transition to deacons: eldership is male; deacons are the question

Mike frames the deacon discussion.

eldership women deacons deacons
Mike Winger idea 2022-04-13

Craig Blomberg on early church deaconesses: common for centuries with pastoral care and baptism roles

Mike cites historical support for women deacons.

Two Views on Women in Ministry Craig Blomberg deaconess history
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Women were missionaries in the early church; 'co-workers' means missionary partners

Mike affirms women's roles in early church missions.

co-workers in Paul women in missions Paul's missionary teams
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Female deacons in the early church focused on ministry to women

Mike provides historical evidence for gender-specific ministry roles.

women's ministry female deacons Apostolic Constitutions
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

Pliny's letter to Trajan: early evidence of female deaconesses (c. 110 AD)

Mike provides extra-biblical historical evidence for female deacons.

Pliny the Younger Emperor Trajan Pliny's letter to Trajan
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Argument 1 preview: The persecution argument from N.T. Wright

Mike introduces the first argument: N.T. Wright claims that Paul persecuting women (Acts 8) proves women were leaders in the early church.

Acts 8 N.T. Wright Acts 8 persecution argument
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Jew/Gentile distinctions continued after conversion: Jews kept the law, Gentiles did not

Mike demonstrates that the Jew/Gentile pair retained functional differences in the early church.

Acts 10 Acts 15 1 Corinthians 7:18-20 Peter Acts 10 Jew/Gentile distinctions
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Women's participation in early church was countercultural but distinctly Christian

Mike discusses the contrast with Jewish and Greco-Roman culture.

women in early church Greco-Roman context Jewish context
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Utter Silence View Hinge 2: 1 Corinthians 11 proves women could prophesy publicly in church

Mike presents the strongest challenge to the utter silence view from within the same letter.

1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 11:2-6 head coverings 1 Corinthians 11:5 women prophesying
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Judging Prophecy Hinge 1: Was testing prophecy a real practice in the early church?

Mike establishes that testing/judging prophecy was indeed a regular church practice.

1 John 4:1 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 John 4:1 testing prophecy 1 Corinthians 12:10
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 confirms testing prophecy was standard practice

Mike provides additional scriptural evidence for the practice of testing prophecy.

1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 testing prophecy 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 prophecy vs. scripture
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Refutation of the 'separate seating' theory: no evidence men and women sat separately in early churches

Mike addresses the popular online claim that men and women sat on opposite sides of the church.

Craig Keener rabbinic literature gender-segregated seating
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Early church acknowledged women deacons; female Deacon-type needs were real

Mike adds historical and practical support for women deacons.

early church practice women deacons history women baptizing women
Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Bartlett's jurisdiction argument: Paul's authority was limited and temporal

Mike addresses the claim that Paul's restriction was limited to his own jurisdiction and does not apply universally today.

Ephesus universal application Andrew Bartlett
Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Church fathers' understanding of authenteo as 'authority'

Mike surveys how early church fathers understood and used the word authenteo.

Chrysostom Irenaeus authenteo
Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Additional church fathers and their testimony on 1 Tim 2:12

Mike provides further patristic evidence for how authenteo was understood in the early church.

1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:12 authenteo church fathers
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