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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

Thanks for clarifying! I don't see Genesis 1-3 as fatal for an egalitarian view at all. There's certainly a lot of poor scholarship (though I see it on both sides), but if we focus only on the best arguments, Gen 1-3 is actually a critical foundati...

Thanks for clarifying! I don't see Genesis 1-3 as fatal for an egalitarian view at all. There's certainly a lot of poor scholarship (though I see it on both sides), but if we focus only on the best

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-21

Thanks for clarifying! I don't see Genesis 1-3 as fatal for an egalitarian view at all. There's certainly a lot of poor scholarship (though I see it on both sides), but if we focus only on the best arguments, Gen 1-3 is actually a critical foundati...

Thanks for clarifying! I don't see Genesis 1-3 as fatal for an egalitarian view at all. There's certainly a lot of poor scholarship (though I see it on both sides), but if we focus only on the best

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-20

@ianfranklin @JeyButBased @MikeWingerii Not “having authority” but a very unique

@ianfranklin @JeyButBased @MikeWingerii Not “having authority” but a very unique word so the English “exercising authority” doesn’t do it justice. There’s a lot going on here so it’s worth examining.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-05

@MikeWingerii Yes, as with most difficult issues, you have found that there are a lot of egalitarians guessing at what is going on here.  Only the solution(s) that work in the context with the grammar and without contradicting other scripture work.  ...

@MikeWingerii Yes, as with most difficult issues, you have found that there are a lot of egalitarians guessing at what is going on here.  Only the solution(s) that work in the context with the grammar

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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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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@rankheresy There are lots of Bibles you can get with built in mini-commentaries

@rankheresy There are lots of Bibles you can get with built in mini-commentaries. I’m not a big fan of these. A cross reference Bible is very helpful. The NET translator notes are also really usefu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-15

@ball_dummy @zechariah1680 @thebereanmillen The question was why would you have

@ball_dummy @zechariah1680 @thebereanmillen The question was why would you have a husband wife pastor team. P and A were leaders of some kind⎯there's a lot of things we don't get told explicitly abou

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-12

@LucaBeth_Writer @RickWarren Learn to work with people that disagree with you on secondary matters which are not matters of sin. The SBC shouldn’t have baked male only pastors into the agreement but we’ve also learned a lot along the way so they sho...

@LucaBeth_Writer @RickWarren Learn to work with people that disagree with you on secondary matters which are not matters of sin. The SBC shouldn’t have baked male only pastors into the agreement but

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-12

@LucaBeth_Writer @RickWarren I have lots of things I could quibble with Warren regarding his methods and his exegesis. However, I believe his conclusions are right on this issue though I’m not sure he has done the work to thoroughly study the hard p...

@LucaBeth_Writer @RickWarren I have lots of things I could quibble with Warren regarding his methods and his exegesis. However, I believe his conclusions are right on this issue though I’m not sure h

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2016-07-21

RT @PaulCopan: My e-book How Do You Know You're Not Wrong? on sale @ $1.99 7/19-

RT @PaulCopan: My e-book How Do You Know You're Not Wrong? on sale @ $1.99 7/19-20--a lot on the faith-science discussion therein: https://…

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Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 12:28

Sections: debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 12:28 apostles prophets teachers
Theology verse entry

Revelation 21:14

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis

Revelation 21:14 apostolate,twelve,foundation,Paul,Matthias,scriptural fence
Theology verse entry

Psalm 109:8

Sections: cross_references, exegesis, greek_analysis

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

Ephesians 5:18-33

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Ephesians 5:18-33 mutual submission,kephale,source,marriage,kenosis,Spirit-filled,husbands love,wives submit,egalitarian,hupotasso,allelon,household code,head-body metaphor,agapao,self-sacrifice,great mystery,Christ and church,one flesh
Theology verse entry

Galatians 3:26-29

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Galatians 3:26-29 inheritance,sonship,equality,salvation,sanctification,Judaizers,bondage,egalitarian,Galatians 3:28
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 11:10-16

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 11:10-16 exousia,woman authority,angels,interdependence,mutual dependence,egalitarian,hair,covering,creation order,corrective,in the Lord
Theology verse entry

Genesis 3:14-19

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Genesis 3:14-19 fall,curse,consequences,serpent,Eve,Adam,pain,thorns,death,not prescriptive,protoevangelium,seed of the woman,Messiah,teknogonia,desire,rule,teshuqah,mashal,egalitarian,complementarian,patriarchy
Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 2:8-10

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Timothy 2:8-10 prayer,men,women,anger,dissension,modesty,good works,kosmios,sophrosyne,aidos,likewise,Ephesus,false teaching,egalitarian,plural to singular transition
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

Numbers 12:1-15

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Numbers 12:1-15 Miriam,Aaron,tsaraat,prophetess,female leadership,WIM,egalitarian,Moses unique mediator,Deborah,Huldah,Micah 6:4
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

greek
Theology greek term

κλῆρος (klēros)

lot, allotment, portion

greek
Theology greek term

צֵלָע (tsela)

side, rib, architectural side-chamber

greek
Theology greek term

ἐνδύω (endyo)

to put on, to clothe oneself with

greek
Theology greek term

צָרַעַת (ṣāraʿat)

skin disease / ritual leprosy (Lev 13-14)

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Mike Winger idea 2022-03-14

Mary Conway and R. David Freedman's etymology argument: 'ezer' derives from a root meaning 'strength/power,' making Eve 'a power equal to man.'

Alternative etymology for 'ezer'

Discovering Biblical Equality Mary Conway ezer
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Argument 4 introduced: The prophecy argument — if women prophesied, they can teach and be elders

Mike introduces the fourth and one of the more challenging arguments. Women prophesied, prophecy is a high role with authority, therefore women can teach and be elders.

prophecy argument women prophesying
Mike Winger idea 2022-06-20

Westfall's choir robe analogy: all differences subsumed under identity in Christ

Mike examines another bridge-building analogy from Westfall.

Cynthia Long Westfall choir robe analogy clothed in Christ
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Overview of the six major interpretive views on 1 Corinthians 11

Mike catalogues the broad claims people make about this passage before detailed analysis.

head coverings interpolation hairstyle view
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Cloth coverings in first-century context: toga and palla

Mike describes the actual garments involved in head covering practices.

1 Corinthians 11:4-5 1 Corinthians 11:4-5 toga palla
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Hair as a natural covering extends to cloth covering: Paul's analogical reasoning

Mike explains how Paul connects natural hair covering to cloth covering.

1 Corinthians 11:5-6 1 Corinthians 11:5-6 analogy argument cultural distance
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Paul's fourth argument: nature gives women long hair as a covering (verses 13-15)

Mike explains the argument from nature for head coverings.

1 Corinthians 11:13-15 1 Corinthians 11:13-15 physis nature argument
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The hairstyle view: Philip Payne's interpretation of 1 Corinthians 11

Mike presents the second of five interpretive approaches.

Philip Payne kephale source meaning
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Craig Keener's cloth covering egalitarian view

Mike presents the fifth interpretive approach.

kephale Craig Keener cloth covering view
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Alan Padgett and Philip Payne: even with equivalence, hair replaces cloth covering

Mike examines the revised arguments of hair-up proponents.

Philip Payne peribolaion Alan Padgett
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Why verse 15 is an analogy: four reasons supporting the traditional cloth covering view

Mike builds his case that Paul is making an analogy, not an identification.

1 Corinthians 11:5-6 1 Corinthians 11:15 1 Corinthians 11:5-6 analogy argument 1 Corinthians 11:15
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Payne's view causes the passage to lose logical flow

Mike shows structural problems with the hair-up interpretation.

1 Corinthians 11:15 Philip Payne 1 Corinthians 11:15 logical flow
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Greek word akatakalupto means 'uncovered,' not 'hair hanging freely'

Mike examines the hair-up proponents' evidence from Greek terms.

Leviticus 13:45 BDAG LSJ akatakalupto
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Numbers 5:18 (apokalupto) is a different word from what Paul uses

Mike addresses another piece of evidence from hair-up proponents.

Numbers 5:18 Philip Payne apokalupto Numbers 5:18
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Greek katakalupto: never used for hair in ancient Greek, always refers to cloth covering

Mike presents the strongest Greek evidence for cloth coverings.

Genesis 38:15 BDAG katakalupto Septuagint
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Three reasons the Greek pushes against the hair-done-up view

Mike summarizes the Greek evidence against the hairstyle interpretation.

men's head coverings katakalupto hair-up view
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Praying and prophesying context implies cloth (removable) not hairstyle (permanent)

Mike adds a practical argument against the hairstyle view.

1 Corinthians 11:4-5 1 Corinthians 11:4-5 praying and prophesying context cloth vs. hairstyle
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Philo uses akatakalupto coupled with kephale to refer to cloth coverings

Mike provides first-century textual evidence for cloth covering meaning.

kephale akatakalupto Philo
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Philip Payne interprets katakalupto differently for men vs. women -- same word, contradictory meanings

Mike delivers what he considers a decisive critique of the hair-up view.

1 Corinthians 11:6-7 Philip Payne inconsistent interpretation katakalupto
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

kata kephales in verse 4: Septuagint evidence from Esther 6:12 confirms cloth covering

Mike examines another Greek phrase supporting cloth coverings.

Esther 6:12 Septuagint Preston Massie kata kephales
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Conclusion on Greek words: cloth coverings are overwhelmingly indicated

Mike summarizes the Greek evidence.

cloth covering conclusion Greek terminology hair-up view refuted
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Artwork evidence: mostly shows women without coverings, but mainly rich women

Mike surveys archaeological evidence from Corinth.

Cynthia Thompson Ramsey MacMullen Corinth archaeology
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Oster's religious context fully explains both male and female head covering issues in Corinth

Mike synthesizes the religious background evidence.

Craig Keener Richard Oster hair-up view refuted
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Craig Keener (egalitarian) agrees: cloth coverings, not hairstyles, are in view

Mike shows cross-position agreement on cloth coverings.

James Hurley Philip Payne Craig Keener James Hurley
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