God's Word and Women in Office
Women in the Church
What does the Bible say about women in office? To answer this question the article looks at the general office of believers and how this is different from a particular office. It shows that all Christian women hold the general office of all believers.
An Exegetical Essay on 1 Timothy 2:11-15
What should be the place of women in the church? Is women in office a biblical model? This article discusses these questions by looking at 1 Timothy 2:11-15.
Women in Church Office: Hermeneutics or Exegesis? A Survey of Approaches to 1 Timothy 2:8-15
In this essay, the author wants to demonstrate that the crucial role of hermeneutics is not to be denied when passages are considered in reflecting on women in office. However, the author argues that the current discussion appears to be vexed frequently by an assumed but perhaps faulty exegesis of the relevant biblical texts. He uses as an illustration of this point 1 Timothy 2:8-15.
Men and Women in the Church
Can women be in office? This article argues that women cannot be ordained as elders or pastors. Applying hermeneutical principles to 1 Timothy 2:12, it shows that the case for women in office has no biblical grounds.