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Theology verse entry

Judges 4:1-24

Sections: exegesis

Judges 4:1-24 deborah,judge,prophetess,general,jael,women leadership,sisera
Theology verse entry

1 Timothy 3:8-13

Sections: exegesis

1 Timothy 3:8-13 deacons,women deacons,gynaikas,likewise,hosautos,diakonos,phoebe,women leadership,huebner
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

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

1 Corinthians 15:28

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 15:28 eschatology,subjection,Son,Trinity,EFS,mediatorial kingdom,subordinationism,hypotasso
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 verse entry

John 5:18-23

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

John 5:18-23 Son equal to Father,John 5,EFS,Trinity,divine prerogatives,honor Son as Father,isos,subordinationism
Theology verse entry

John 17:5

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

John 17:5 pre-incarnate glory,Son,Father,equality,EFS,Trinity,eternal equality,high priestly prayer
Theology greek term

τεκνογονία (teknogonia)

the childbearing

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αὐθεντέω (authenteo)

to domineer / to usurp authority

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διδάσκω (didasko)

to teach

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σῴζω (sozo)

to save

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συμφέρον (sympheron)

common good / what is beneficial

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σχίσμα (schisma)

division / schism / tear

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ζηλοῦτε (zēloute)

desire earnestly / be zealous for

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ἐπισκοπή (episkopē)

office, oversight, supervision

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κλῆρος (klēros)

lot, allotment, portion

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υἱός (huios)

son, heir

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κενόω (kenoō)

to empty; used reflexively of Christ's self-emptying (Phil 2:7)

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πρεσβύτιδας (presbutidas)

older women, female elders

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κεφαλή (kephalē)

head; source/origin; preeminent one

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διακρίνω (diakrino)

to discern, to evaluate, to judge

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τις (tis)

anyone, someone (indefinite pronoun)

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ὑποτύπωσις (hupotyposis)

pattern, prototype, example, outline

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ἀνήρ/γυνή (aner/gyne)

man/woman OR husband/wife

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ὥστε (hoste)

therefore, so then, consequently

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προΐστημι (proistemi)

to lead, to manage, to be over, to care for

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ἐπιτρέπω (epitrepo)

to permit, to allow, to entrust

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μεσίτης (mesites)

mediator, go-between

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κόσμιος (kosmios)

orderly, well-arranged, respectable

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ὑποτάσσω (hypotassō)

to subject, to submit, to place under

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ποιμαίνω (poimaino)

to shepherd, to tend a flock, to pastor, to rule

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φλύαρος (phluaros)

talker of nonsense, gossip (but not idle chatter — more accurately: trafficker in foolishness)

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πρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)

elder, older man; church overseer/leader by seniority

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ἀνδρὲς Ἀθηναῖοι (andres athenaioi)

men of Athens (Acts 17:22); plural of anēr used generically for a mixed audience

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ἀδελφός (adelphos)

brother; sibling; fellow believer (used generically for brothers and sisters in Christ)

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צָרַעַת (ṣāraʿat)

skin disease / ritual leprosy (Lev 13-14)

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Definition of complementarianism: women and men are equal in value but have different roles, particularly that women should not serve as elders.

Framing the debate — defining key terms

complementarianism eldership gender roles
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Definition of egalitarianism: equality in both personhood and role, with no limits on what women can do in the church including serving as elders.

Framing the debate — defining key terms

eldership gender roles egalitarianism
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Additional practical questions: interviewing women, women on church boards, women evangelists, conference speakers, voting for a woman president, women as bosses, stay-at-home dads.

Scope of practical questions raised by this debate

gender roles practical application women in leadership
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Video 5 will cover Galatians 3:28 ('no male or female in Christ') — the egalitarian 'trump card.'

Series overview and roadmap

Gal 3:28 egalitarian proof text no male or female
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Mistake #3: Believing it is the 'evils of patriarchy' that must be fought — egalitarians who frame complementarians as patriarchalists use privilege/power language to bypass scripture.

Mistake #3: Evils of patriarchy

bypassing scripture patriarchy egalitarianism
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Groothuis defines 'human' as having higher rational functions including decision-making, then argues that denying women leadership over men is inherently dehumanizing.

Mistake #4: Analyzing Groothuis's definition of human

Rebecca Merrill Groothuis definition of human dehumanization argument
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

If countless generations under Levitical role restrictions for hundreds of years is acceptable, why would one lifetime of gender-based role differences be dehumanizing?

Mistake #4: Levite analogy continued

Levites nature-based roles temporary vs. permanent
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Philip Payne's related argument in 'Man and Woman, One in Christ': if we are equal in Christ, we cannot exclude anyone from leadership based on gender.

Mistake #4: Payne's variant of the philosophical argument

Philip Payne Man and Woman, One in Christ equality in Christ
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Barr's argument: personal stories overrule any theological distinction — 'nice try, tell that to my story' — all nuance and distinction between pagan patriarchy and complementarianism is erased.

Mistake #5: Stories overruling scripture

bypassing scripture story-driven theology Beth Allison Barr
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-07

Quote from Discovering Biblical Equality: complementarianism is 'by definition a system of permanently unequal power distribution' that creates conditions under which abuse flourishes.

Mistake #5: Academic version of the abuse argument

Discovering Biblical Equality domestic abuse complementarianism and abuse
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-14

Phyllis Trible's objection to the naming argument: naming requires both 'call' and 'name' together in the sentence; Gen 2:23 lacks this formula.

Egalitarian counter-argument to naming = authority

Gen 2:23 Phyllis Trible Gen 4:17
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-14

Trible's second objection: 'woman' is a common noun (gender classification), not a proper name -- Schreiner's reply: Adam classified animals the same way (types, not personal names).

Complementarian rebuttal on naming as classification

Tom Schreiner Gen 2:23 Phyllis Trible
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-14

Belleville's counter: all three uses of 'teshukah' are linked by gender/intimacy -- she interprets Gen 4:7 as a lion wanting to 'consume' (intimate metaphor) Cain. Mike finds this forced.

Belleville's attempt to maintain the intimacy reading across all three uses

Song 7:10 Linda Belleville teshukah Gen 4:7