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1 | Biblical - women preachers/teachers??? | 1 Tim 2:12 | BradK | 123732 | ||
Searcher, I think brother EdB made a good point as well as yourself! I agree based upon the grammar of the passages you cited. Since they are masculine- I believe it is as God intended. The relevant Doctrinal passages in 1 Timothy and Titus are all masculine nouns. I've never bought the "cultural" thing because of this. It becomes an issue of submission- not a popular word these days. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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2 | Biblical - women preachers/teachers??? | 1 Tim 2:12 | Morant61 | 123736 | ||
Greetings BradK! Might I add another perspective my friend? Certain words in Greek have a 'gender' associated with them. For instance, faith is a feminine noun. So, any pronoun that refers to faith will always be feminine, but that does not mean that only women can have faith. :-) Scripture speaks of 'he who belives'! Does this rule out women from believing simply because the pronoun is masculine? :-) Further, while inspired, the Apostles were part of a culture where women were not educated, and not allowed to take part in any kind of leadership. So, the 'masculine' pronouns may simply reflect the reality of the situation and not be proscriptive. There are only a handful and passages that 'seem' to mandate that women cannot preach or teach, but there are some other legitimate ways to translate these passage - for instances 'wives' as opposed to 'women'. My only point is that it is not as cut and dried as it may appear. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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