ISBN-13: 9780976522294 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 144 str.
1 Timothy 2: 11-12 has been used as a clear mandate to silence women in the church for more than 1,500 years. In "What's With Paul and Women?" Zens exposes the fallacies of this interpretation, and opens up the meaning of 1 Timothy 2: 9-15. He covers the major issues in gender inequality with three Appendices.
1 Timothy 2:11-12 has been used as a "clear" mandate to silence women in the church for over 1500 years. In Whats With Paul & Women? Jon Zens exposes the fallacies of this interpretation, and opens up the meaning of 1 Timothy 2:9-15 using insights gleaned from the Artemis-saturated Ephesian culture where Timothy was left to stand against false teaching (1:3). Going beyond 1 Timothy 2, this book covers the major issues in gender inequality with three Appendices: one on the Ephesian social world in which 1 Timothy was written, another on 1 Corinthians 14:34-36 and an extensive review of John Pipers Whats the Difference? Manhood & Womanhood Defined According to the Bible.If 1 Timothy 2:11-12 and 1 Corinthians 14:34-36 have puzzled you, Whats With Paul & Women? will help in your quest to discern the mind of the Lord as the gender debate continues.