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1 | Adding more info to the role of women ? | Gen 2:18 | joyduncan | 124898 | ||
I spoke today with a good friend of mine who is a liberal evangelical in terms of her view on the role of women. It was very enlightening. One thing she mentioned was that the Hebrew word in Gen. 2:18 is very often badly translated as "helper" when many Hebrew scholars today, liberal or conservative, would translate it "partner". I'd like to get some feedback from anyone who does know some Hebrew. Is this really the case? | ||||||
2 | Adding more info to the role of women ? | Gen 2:18 | Morant61 | 124902 | ||
Greetings Joy! I would agree with your friend on this point. The words translated as 'helpmeet' really refer to a 'corresponding power', an equal. Here is what I have previously posted on this question. I will try to add more detail later, but I am getting ready to go to work right now. ********************************* Allow me to present a different perspective on why woman was created. Here is some material which I had previously posted on this question: *************************************** "Helpmeet" is the KJV translation of 'ezeer'. This word is used 21 times in the OT, all but a couple are in reference to the strength of God. Therefore, Walter Kaiser, Jr. has purposed the following translation of Gen. 2:18 - "I will make a power corresponding to man." This even makes sense of the context, where Adam is naming the animals and is unable (Gen. 2:20) to find a "power" corresponding to him. The word never referred to an inferior, but always to someone of equal or greater power who is able to help. ***************************************** The creation of Eve was not that of an inferior to be under Adam, but an equal who could walk alongside of Adam. This does not mean that there is not a Biblical teaching concerning the submission of the wife to her husband. However, if one reads Ephesians carefully, one finds that the marital relationship is to be mutually submisive, with each party being ultimately submissive to God. But, Scripture does not support the view that woman is inferior to man. In fact, read the acount of the fall closely and one discovers that while Eve was deceived by Satan, Adam blindly followed Eve's example. This is not exactly strong evidence of our gender's superiority! :-) Biblically, all our relationships should evidence a self-sacrificing love that seeks the best for others rather than ourselves. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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