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Scripture Commentary article 2024-08-09

Women in Places of Power in the Old Testament

Research clippings examining the Proverbs 31 woman as a public figure praised at the city gates — the seat of legal and civic authority. Argues that King Lemuel's mother was a prophet whose oracle comprises the chapter, and that the Proverbs 31 woman exercised judgment and public leadership, not merely domestic roles.

2 Kings 10:8–9 Amos 5:10 Amos 5:15 Genesis & Creation Women in Leadership Egalitarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2015-05-29

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels

Kenneth E. Bailey — Kindle highlights from 'Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels'. 19 highlights.

Lev 20:12 Luke 2:7 Mt 28:18-20 Biblical Authority Christology
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-12

@_nomadic_meg Who wrote Ruth? Was it Boaz? How about Esther? Was it Mordecai? Ye

@_nomadic_meg Who wrote Ruth? Was it Boaz? How about Esther? Was it Mordecai? Yet the book was named after these women? Who wrote Hebrews? I have my suspicion it was Priscilla and she didn’t name her

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-16

@bigzachus @ShieldAndCross @BrotherBoaz The question though is whether nature teaches you that long hair is a shame or whether that is cultural. Nature teaches you that arm and leg hair stops growing at a certain length, but this is not the case for...

@bigzachus @ShieldAndCross @BrotherBoaz The question though is whether nature teaches you that long hair is a shame or whether that is cultural. Nature teaches you that arm and leg hair stops growing

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor Word of God. But Paul is quoti

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor Word of God. But Paul is quoting from the Corinthian letter to Paul in this passage. What Paul is doing in refuting them from silencing women is the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor The same statement is made for overseers. Paul was most definitely an apostle and an overseer. He wrote letters, appointed elders, dealt with problems, traveled from church to church preaching and te...

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor The same statement is made for overseers. Paul was most definitely an apostle and an overseer. He wrote letters, appointed elders, dealt with problem

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor Paul here is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians—go back to 1 Cor 7:1 to see where he starts this. There’s no quotes in the original manuscripts so you have to infer quotes from the context. ...

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor Paul here is quoting from the letter from the Corinthians—go back to 1 Cor 7:1 to see where he starts this. There’s no quotes in the original manuscri

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor But not all women teach false doctrine and there are men who also teach false doctrine. We cannot generalize something that Paul doesn’t generalize. He left Timothy in Ephesus to stop false teachers ...

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor But not all women teach false doctrine and there are men who also teach false doctrine. We cannot generalize something that Paul doesn’t generalize.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor The reason here is because there is a woman who is deceived who is teaching false doctrine and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not deceived by is silent. Paul uses Adam an Eve as p...

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor The reason here is because there is a woman who is deceived who is teaching false doctrine and committing spiritual murder over her husband who is not

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@AEQEA @blackmamba_btc @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor Paul wasn’t advocating for a hierarchy of authority. He was talking about Jesus being the source or origin of His church and Adam being the source or origin of Eve thus giving the grounding for marria...

@AEQEA @blackmamba_btc @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor Paul wasn’t advocating for a hierarchy of authority. He was talking about Jesus being the source or origin of His church and Adam being the source or

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@AEQEA @blackmamba_btc @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor This isn’t about whether you like a male over a female teacher. You likely would see the problem with “I prefer a white male over a black male preacher” or “I prefer a wealthy person over a poor perso...

@AEQEA @blackmamba_btc @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor This isn’t about whether you like a male over a female teacher. You likely would see the problem with “I prefer a white male over a black male preache

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor Here’s a short summary of what

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor Here’s a short summary of what Paul is getting at in that passage. I have a link in the bottom to a thread which has the full details. https://t.co/rB

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor If this means a deacon must be

@blackmamba_btc @AEQEA @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor If this means a deacon must be married, then how do we understand Paul not being married? https://t.co/bX4IlcWvef

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-22

@DanielvsBabylon @AEQEA @blackmamba_btc @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor That snip says that the word is also used for deacon/deaconess which is an office. It is also used of Jesus and Paul calls himself a servant. All Christians are servants also. So th...

@DanielvsBabylon @AEQEA @blackmamba_btc @BrotherBoaz @nakedpastor That snip says that the word is also used for deacon/deaconess which is an office. It is also used of Jesus and Paul calls himself a

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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 2023-09-18

@BrotherBoaz @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Thanks for interacting and challenging me on this. The only person actually called a shepherd is Jesus and only two people self identify as elders: Peter and John. No one else is s...

@BrotherBoaz @ThomasReeseSJ @NCRonline @HeidiSchlumpf @dearmisskate Thanks for interacting and challenging me on this. The only person actually called a shepherd is Jesus and only two people self ide

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-13

@erik_brewer @BrotherBoaz @rightresponsem There are cultures like the Ninevites

@erik_brewer @BrotherBoaz @rightresponsem There are cultures like the Ninevites mentioned in the Bible which Jonah preached to repent or GOD would judge them. Joel Webbon appears to want to walk into

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark This is a good point Chris. Most think that “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife” to mean that she told him to eat of the fruit. However, since that is not recorded in the text it may simply...

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark This is a good point Chris. Most think that “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife” to mean that she told him to eat of the fruit. However, si

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark https://t.co/81icySfgii

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark https://t.co/81icySfgii

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark I said that the serpent was including both by using the plural. Then my point being that you showed where it says that Satan speaks to Eve as if to suggest that this means Adam wasn’t there even though the o...

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark I said that the serpent was including both by using the plural. Then my point being that you showed where it says that Satan speaks to Eve as if to suggest t

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark A few verses later God speaks to the w

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark A few verses later God speaks to the woman and then to the man…it doesn’t mean they are not both present listening while God is speaking to the other. https:/

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Got questions states three possible views: First view⎯Adam was there with her 1⃣"Traditional Jewish interpretation takes this phrase to mean that Adam was with Eve the whole time she was being tempted and th...

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Got questions states three possible views: First view⎯Adam was there with her 1⃣"Traditional Jewish interpretation takes this phrase to mean that Adam was wi

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Not only does the text say that Adam w

@BrotherBoaz @ChristianJComis @PastorMark Not only does the text say that Adam was with her, but the serpent uses plural pronouns, verbs and participles when speaking to the woman. So the serpent was

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-29

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark Yes, those are good points Chris. I would also add that if Adam wasn't there to hear the serpent and immediately Eve is handing him the fruit, wouldn't he immediately react and take it away from her? If the...

@ChristianJComis @BrotherBoaz @PastorMark Yes, those are good points Chris. I would also add that if Adam wasn't there to hear the serpent and immediately Eve is handing him the fruit, wouldn't he im

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-22

@BrotherBoaz @PastorMark Fair enough. It's definitely mostly a guy thing to do

@BrotherBoaz @PastorMark Fair enough. It's definitely mostly a guy thing to do what Mark said. Probably the female equivalent is social media 24/7 with the rest mostly the same. I guess I'm saying

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