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Scripture Commentary article 2025-08-04

Women In Ministry Research Notes

Collection of 22 research notes from Cheryl Schatz's Logos notebook on women in ministry, covering head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11, kephale as source, Genesis creation narratives, Ephesians 5 mutual submission, and Craig Keener's lecture notes on women's ordination.

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-12 1 Timothy 5:21 Ephesians 5 1 Timothy 2 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary article 2022-11-25

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Leaders in the New Testament (PART B)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 4 on women leaders in the New Testament (Part B)

1 Chronicles 29:6 1 Corinthians 12:21 1 Corinthians 15:32 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2012-02-07

Masculine Christianity

This is part 2 of What God intended at creation and it is inspired by a recent lecture given by John Piper where he states that God’s intention for Christianity is for it to have a “ masculine feel “. After discussing John Piper’s Masculine Christianity, I will give my critique of his masculine argu

1 Corinthians 2:1 1 Timothy 2:12 2 Kings 22:3 Ephesians 5 1 Timothy 2 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2008-10-03

Women Leaders To Judge Sinful Men

It is very common for hierarchists to explain away Deborah’s position as Judge in the nation of Israel as merely a judgment by God

Isaiah 11:32 Isaiah 3:1 Isaiah 3:12 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-04

From Bobbed Hair Bossy Wives And Women Preachers To Woman Be Free

I am very pleased that Stan Gundry has given me permission to post his story about how he changed his view from a staunch complementarian to an egalitarian. I would also request that if you have a story about your own journey from prejudice to freedom in Christ regarding women in ministry that you e

1 Corinthians 11:5 1 Corinthians 12:7-11 1 Corinthians 7:4 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-12-07

Laying A False Argument To Rest

One of the arguments that complementarians employ against women in ministry is the argument that God only used women as prophets and leaders in the Bible when there were no men available at the time. Is this really a valid argument

2 Kings 22:12 2 Kings 22:13 2 Kings 22:14 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-09

@Tailfeathers_WA @GwenSci @dalepartridge Huldah’s example also shows a prophetes

@Tailfeathers_WA @GwenSci @dalepartridge Huldah’s example also shows a prophetess with authority. In 2Ki 22:14-20, the king’s men seek her guidance rather than that of any male prophet. This demonstra

2Ki 22:14-20 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-24

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn If you are “going off scripture” then where does scripture say anything negative about Deborah’s leadership? You are interpreting and spinning it that way but that is not what scripture says. Isa 3 is not at all...

@KillmanBuck @JoInAthensGa @Eric_Conn If you are “going off scripture” then where does scripture say anything negative about Deborah’s leadership? You are interpreting and spinning it that way but tha

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-04-24

@ronhenzel @AleahPursley Surely you realize there are things that are actually sin and then there are debatable matters, right? How can a godly woman teaching truth to a man or pastoring be a sin when it’s not stated as such and when you have clear e...

@ronhenzel @AleahPursley Surely you realize there are things that are actually sin and then there are debatable matters, right? How can a godly woman teaching truth to a man or pastoring be a sin when

question
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@AVER735 @CherylSchatz @MikeWingerii It shows that Deborah was not in sin though she was even telling the King what to do showing she was in the highest position of authority as Israel’s judge in a theocracy. It shows that instead of consulting male...

@AVER735 @CherylSchatz @MikeWingerii It shows that Deborah was not in sin though she was even telling the King what to do showing she was in the highest position of authority as Israel’s judge in a th

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@BraxHunter @MikeWingerii Mike appears to have scripture on his side but he overlooks some pretty basic things to get there. Like how is God so against women in leadership when even in the Old Testament, He sends Miriam, Deborah and Huldah? These are...

@BraxHunter @MikeWingerii Mike appears to have scripture on his side but he overlooks some pretty basic things to get there. Like how is God so against women in leadership when even in the Old Testame

debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-03-05

@TheRealSethStur @pastherandie @sheilagregoire @thomaslhorrocks There are certainly those who ignore scripture to get to this view. That isn’t good. I’d say a lot look at women in the Bible like Miriam, Deborah and Huldah and find it puzzling that th...

@TheRealSethStur @pastherandie @sheilagregoire @thomaslhorrocks There are certainly those who ignore scripture to get to this view. That isn’t good. I’d say a lot look at women in the Bible like Miria

general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-28

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy So if I understand your point, the fact that the proverbs 31 woman isn’t stated as sitting in the gate with her husband means that he is an authority over her and tells her what she can and cannot do? The fact that Deborah ...

@BogdanOancea77 @JoanBandy So if I understand your point, the fact that the proverbs 31 woman isn’t stated as sitting in the gate with her husband means that he is an authority over her and tells her

debate
Theology verse entry

1 Corinthians 12:28

Sections: debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

1 Corinthians 12:28 apostles prophets teachers
Theology verse entry

Genesis 21:9-12

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Genesis 21:9-12 Sarah,Abraham,authority,obedience,women-leadership,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Judges 4:4-9

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Judges 4:4-9 Deborah,judge,prophetess,woman leader,Barak,Israel,egalitarian
Theology verse entry

Exodus 15:20-21

Sections: exegesis

Exodus 15:20-21 miriam,prophetess,worship leader,women leadership,song of the sea
Theology verse entry

2 Kings 22:14-20

Sections: exegesis

2 Kings 22:14-20 huldah,prophetess,women leadership,josiah,book of the law
Theology verse entry

Judges 4:1-24

Sections: exegesis

Judges 4:1-24 deborah,judge,prophetess,general,jael,women leadership,sisera
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 greek term

יִנָּבְאוּ (yinnābe'û)

they will prophesy (niphal imperfect 3mp of נָבָא)

greek
Theology greek term

נְבִיאָה (nĕbî'āh)

prophetess (feminine of נָבִיא)

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Survey of women who prophesied in the Bible: Miriam, Huldah, Deborah, Isaiah's wife, Anna, Philip's four daughters

Mike establishes that women clearly prophesied throughout the Bible, both in the OT and NT.

Isaiah's wife Luke 2 Acts 21:9 Deborah women prophesying Miriam
Mike Winger idea 2022-05-30

Complementarian claim that women only prophesied privately is an error

Some complementarians argue women had private prophetic revelation but never prophesied publicly.

Deborah Huldah Barak
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Aimee Byrd claims Huldah canonized the Torah by her prophecy — Mike calls this utterly ridiculous stretching.

Example of egalitarian over-reaching

Huldah Aimee Byrd Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Introduction to Huldah the prophetess (2 Kings 22:14) — Belleville emphasizes the king choosing Huldah over other prophets.

Beginning examination of Huldah

2 Kings 22:14 Linda Belleville Huldah prophetess
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Huldah delivers a powerful prophetic word to King Josiah about judgment on Jerusalem and mercy on him personally.

Reading Huldah's prophecy in 2 Kings 22

2 Kings 22:15-20 Huldah Aimee Byrd Torah canonization
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Egalitarian talking point: Huldah was chosen over contemporary male prophets Jeremiah, Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk.

Presenting the egalitarian case for Huldah's prominence

Jeremiah Zephaniah Nahum Philip Payne Craig Keener Paul, Women, and Wives
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Linda Belleville says Huldah's renown as a religious counselor was such that Josiah's advisors sought her out specifically.

Third egalitarian quote on Huldah

Linda Belleville Two Views on Women in Ministry Huldah
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Rebuttal: there is no textual indication they chose Huldah over other prophets; proximity in Jerusalem is a better explanation.

Mike's pushback on the Huldah argument

2 Kings 22:14 hermeneutics Huldah 2 Kings 22:14
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Another textual explanation: Huldah's husband was 'keeper of the wardrobe' — a court connection that made access easier.

Additional contextual explanation for choosing Huldah

2 Kings 22:14 hermeneutics Huldah 2 Kings 22:14
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Still, Huldah was a prophetess sought by the king for direction from God — that's genuinely significant for our study.

Balanced conclusion on Huldah

Huldah prophetess prophetic authority
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

God doesn't rule out women being prophets; female prophets existed when good men were available (Miriam, Huldah), refuting the 'no good men' argument.

Key conclusion on female prophets

Miriam Huldah prophetess
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-04

Additional scriptural examples of women prophesying publicly: Philip's daughters, Anna, Huldah, Deborah, Miriam

Mike cites multiple OT and NT examples of women prophesying publicly before mixed audiences.

Acts 21:9 Luke 2:36-38 Deborah Miriam Huldah
Mike Winger idea 2024-03-01

Women prophesying congregationally in the Bible — some speech to mixed groups is permitted

Mike uses biblical prophecy as evidence women can speak in congregational settings.

1 Corinthians 11 Luke 2 Acts 21 Deborah 1 Corinthians 11 women prophesying
Pulpit research note

Commentary: Following a Woman Is Not the Problem — The Bible Commends It Repeatedly

Ardavanis says Adam "passively followed his wife's leadership," framing the act of following a woman as itself the failure. She did go first, and yes, he followed without objecting. But Ardavanis miss

Genesis 3:6; Genesis 21:12
Pulpit research note

Faulty Summary of Human History — Kings, Priests, Prophets, Authors

At 11:56, he tries to summarize human history by saying that there were all male kings with one exception, all male priests, all male ongoing prophetic offices, all male authors of scripture and so fo