Discovering Biblical Equality

by Pierce, Ronald W.; Groothuis, Rebecca Merrill; Fee, Gordon D.

• ISBN13: 9780830827299
• ISBN10: 0830827293
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: Intervarsity Pr

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 13
The changing roles of women in ministry : the early church through the 18th century	p. 23
Evangelical women in ministry a century ago : the 19th and early 20th centuries	p. 39
Contemporary evangelicals for gender equality	p. 58
Equality with and without innocence : Genesis 1-3	p. 79
From Old Testament law to New Testament gospel	p. 96
Women leaders in the Bible	p. 110
Jesus' treatment of women in the gospels	p. 126
Praying and prophesying in the assemblies : I Corinthians 11:2-16	p. 142
Learning in the assemblies : I Corinthians 14:34-35	p. 161
Male and female in the new creation : Galatians 3:26-29	p. 172
Mutual love and submission in marriage : Colossians 3:18-19 and Ephesians 5:21-33	p. 186
Teaching and usurping authority : I Timothy 2:11-15	p. 205
A silent witness in marriage : I Peter 3:1-7	p. 224
The priority of Spirit gifting for church ministry	p. 241
The nature of authority in the New Testament	p. 255
Biblical priesthood and women in ministry	p. 272
God, gender and biblical metaphor	p. 287
"Equal in being, unequal in role" : exploring the logic of woman's subordination	p. 301
The subordination of Christ and the subordination of women	p. 334
Biblical hermeneutics : basic principles and questions of gender	p. 355
Hermeneutics and the gender debate	p. 364
A redemptive-movement hermeneutic : the slavery analogy	p. 382
Gender equality and homosexuality	p. 401
Feminism and abortion	p. 414
In search of holy joy : women and self-esteem	p. 431
Marriage as a partnership of equals	p. 448
Nature, culture and gender complementarity	p. 464
Helping the church understand biblical equality	p. 481
Toward reconciliation : healing the schism	p. 494
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