This unusual Greek verb is found only once in scripture and rarely in extrabiblical texts, where it is usually associated with aggression. The most problematic issue is the rendering of the verb authentein as authority. STEP ONE: CUT THE TRANSLATION WIREīefore we conclude that this passage is “clear” we must consider the limitations of our English translations. Typically, what happens in a discussion is that the person who holds the hierarchical or complementarian view says something like, “Say what you want, but 1 Timothy 2:12 makes it clear that women cannot be in authority over men…”ĭid Paul really intend to drop a bomb that would forever exclude women from all levels of church leadership? I don’t believe he did, and to borrow a cliché from movies and television, I’d like to share some steps we can take to “defuse the bomb” and encourage a more accurate understanding of Paul’s purpose in writing this “difficult passage”. The consensus was that this verse often functions as a “conversation stopper”. When this was presented to the larger group a lively discussion ensued.
It was a beautiful depiction of the body of Christ working together.Įxcept that in the space above the stairway the group had drawn a bomb falling with the caption “1 Timothy 2:12”.
On another a woman was reaching down to pull a man up. On one step a man was reaching down to pull a woman up. Other steps depicted a couple or a small group climbing the stairs together. Some steps were depicted with a lone man or woman making the climb. My favorite poster was one that showed stick figure men and women climbing a “stairway to heaven”, so to speak. Each group then created a poster summarizing their discussion to share with the larger group. Last spring a group of 40 women and men met to share our “theologies of women” and to talk in small groups about the messages we hear about gender roles and a woman’s place in the church. But women will be saved through childbearing-if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.
And Adam was not the one who was deceived, it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man she must be quiet. A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.
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