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NASB | 1 Timothy 2:12 But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 2:12 I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet [in the congregation]. |
Subject: Whats a womens place in the Church? |
Bible Note: Dear Pusey, Regarding 1 Corinthians 14:34... You ask about the apparent contradiction between this verse and 1 Corinthians 11:4. The contradiction disappears if 11:4 is an admonition only to men. Other references to this word for "man" (Strong's #G435) do not admit of the interpretation of the generic "man kind." The gender of the words in chapter 11 seem to indicate Paul was speaking to the men in the congregation. I'd not noticed this before, although I admit that I'm not a Greek student. There is nothing to suggest that the word to "keep silent" (Strong's #G4601) in 14:34 is meant to be figurative. However, as you suggest, it probably did not mean for the women to cease from singing at the appropriate times. Paul uses this word in two other places in this epistle (1 Corinthians 14:28, 30). Both of those seems to indicate that the people in question should refrain from vocally contributing their thoughts at that time. There is no doubt that Paul was speaking to a particular people, of a particular culture, at a particular time, with particular problems. Sound exegesis starts with a careful grammatical and historical understanding of a given passage. Application takes a sound interpretation and applies it to ourselves, in our culture, in our time, with our problems. If we get the order of this process mixed up, we'll utterly fail to understand what God is saying in His Word. Regarding Galatians 3:28... "Ontological or functional?" Good question! Although, I'd have to posit that we want to be careful that we don't set ourselves up here for a false dilemma. After all, answering ontological questions often result in a change of behavior. At least, they ought to so do. :-) However, given the context of Galatians, the third chapter, and the associated verses, I'd say that Paul was talking about the efficacy of the mediatorial work of Christ in redemption. He is asserting that these other categories do not enter into God's equation. We know from this passage and many others like it (Galatians 5:6; Romans 1:16, 2:9-10, 3:29-30, 4:11-12, 9:24, 10:12-15; 1 Corinthians 7:19, 12:13; Ephesians 3:5-10; Colossians 3:11, etc.) that our race, gender, and social standing are not a factor. Christ came to save sinners. All people, of either gender, and of any social standing are sinners in need of the salvific work of Christ. I hope my thoughts on these matters may, in some small way, be found helpful in your research. In Him, Doc |