Just BE - Matters of Justice and Biblical Equality
By Krista Lucich
Just BE - Matters of Justice and Biblical EqualityMay 29, 2020
25. "A woman should learn" 1 Tim 2:11 - and why women should go to seminary
Replaying this episode from 2020, recorded almost a year before I started seminary! Thanks for your patience as I play some repeats during this busy season of life. Keep learning! Keep going! ~Krista
At the founding of the early church, most women lacked the educational backgrounds that were afforded to men. Krista takes a closer look at how the Apostle Paul addresses this problem. Scripture references: 1 Timothy 2:11-12 1 Corinthians 14:35 Romans 12 Galatians 3:28 Proverbs 4:5-9
24. Blaming Eve for The Fall, Prescribing Patriarchy and other bad ideas
Throughout the ages, the story of Eve's fruit eating faux paw has been used to support notions of women as being more prone to deception than men and viewed as temptresses and man's downfall. In her fallen world Eve's husband would have the upper hand, and she would experience pain in childbirth. Rather than viewing these outcomes as tragic results of living in a world tainted with sin, this story only confirmed the biases against women, and hailed the outcome of male-rule as a blessed solution to sin. But what if there was a better way to read and understand this story? Krista provides a clear and cohesive argument to support that the idea that the original state of equality and partnership between men and women as the ideal we must continue to strive toward.
23. First Things First: Equality in Creation
Replay review session! Men and women are co-image bearers of God, created to function as co-workers. Spoiler alert: women were not created to be subordinate "helpers" of men. Listen in to find out all the biblical evidence that supports this claim.
Find out more episode details by checking out the show notes of Episode 2 from 5/22/20. Enjoy!
22. America's First World Renown Sex-Trafficking Whistle-blower: Kate Bushnell
Learn about *and be inspired by* this amazing woman who was a doctor, investigative reporter, advocate, international speaker, and biblical scholar during the late 19th century, until her death in 1946. She helped change laws both in the US and abroad to outlaw prostitution, ministered to (and freed) women caught in sexual slavery around the globe, and contributed biblical scholarship to dismantle the ways that sexism and patriarchy entangled themselves in the church and biblical studies.
Reach out on Facebook, or at capekrista@gmail.com!
Show notes:
Baker-Johnson, Sharon. “The Life and Influence of Jessie Penn-Lewis.” Priscilla
Papers, Spring 2012. www.cbeinternational.org/resource/article/priscilla-papers-academic-journal/life-and-influence-jessie-penn-lewis
Bushnell, Katharine. Union Signal, November 2, 1893, 5.
----- “Biography.” Francis Willard House and Archives at The Center for Women’s
History and Leadership. franceswillardhouse.org/frances-willard/biography/ Accessed August 2021.
Bushnell, Katharine, C. God’s Word to Women. Ed. by Amy Francis. 1903 and 2016.
Du Mez, Kristin Kobes. A New Gospel for Women: Katharine Bushnell and the
Challenge Of Christian Feminism. Oxford University Press, 2015.
Haddad, Mimi. “Christian Compassion or Complicity: The Abuse and Gendercide of
God’s Daughters.” She Loves. June 19, 2015. shelovesmagazine.com/2015/compassion-or-complicity/
Haddad, Mimi. “A Life of Silence Breaking: Katharine Bushnell, MD.” Catalyst. March
22, 2018. www.catalystresources.org/a-life-of-silence-breaking-katharine-bushnell-md/
Hardwick, Dana. Oh Though Woman That Bringest Good Tidings: The Life and Work of
Katharine C. Bushnell. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 1995.
----- “Mission and Vision.” Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood.
cbmw.org/about/mission-vision/ Accessed August 19, 2021.
Walsh, Julie. “What Katharine Bushnell Still Has to Teach Us Today.” Priscillia Papers.
Winter 2020. January 31, 2020. www.cbeinternational.org/resource/article/priscilla-papers-academic-journal/what-katharine-bushnell-still-has-teach-us-today
21. Addressing 1 Timothy 2:12 (Again)
1 Timothy 2:12, "I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man," has long been misunderstood and used to reinforce unhealthy (and unchristian) gender dynamics. If you're caught wondering, "What does this verse even mean? What is this passage all about?" then listen in to this episode and share with a friend!
20. Is the curse on Eve prescriptive or descriptive? ("Is it wrong to alleviate pain in childbirth?" and other thoughts) ~REPLAY from 5/29/20
Eve wasn't deceived because she was a woman, no more that Adam sinned because he was a man. That the story of original sin has played into the hands of those who would contend that women aren't suitable as leaders and decision makers is a clear misreading of Genesis 3.
Throughout the ages, the story of Eve's deception has been used to support notions of women as being prone to deception and viewed as temptresses. In her fallen world, Eve's husband would have the upper hand, and she would experience pain in childbirth. Rather than viewing these outcomes as tragic results of living in a world tainted with sin, this story only confirmed the biases against women, and hailed the outcome of male-rule as a blessed solution to sin. But what if there was a better way to read and understand this story? Krista provides a clear and cohesive argument to support that the idea that the original state of equality and partnership between men and women as the ideal we must continue to strive toward.
19. Qualifications for Church Leaders - 1 Timothy 3:1-13 with Marg Mowczko
What does the Bible say about qualifications for church leadership? Many of our Bible translations give off the impression that certain senior church leadership roles should be held exclusively by men. But are we right in thinking this? In this episode, Krista talks about this issue with Australian writer/speaker/blogger Marg Mowzcko, in regards to 1 Timothy 3:1-13 and its implications for church leaders. From exploring the nuances of the ancient Greek language to 1st century Roman cultural influences on the early church, Marg reveals the ways in which this passage has been misunderstood and poorly applied and how the New Testament broadly affirms the ministries of women.
Be sure to check out Marg's blog, including these articles which relate to today's discussion on 1 Timothy 3, here, or here: https://margmowczko.com/category/equality-and-gender-issues/1-timothy-3/
Follow Marg on Twitter @MargMowczko and FaceBook www.facebook.com/MargMowczko
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Books mentioned:
Holding Up Half the Sky: A Biblical Case for Women Leading and Teaching in the Church, by Graham Joseph Hill
Man and Woman, One in Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study of Paul's Letters, by Philip B. Payne
Music by www.bensound.com
18. The Death Penalty and Justice: The Unsettling Case of Lisa Montgomery and a Call for Clemency
You can sign the petition here.
Click here for Diane Mattingly's featured article on Newsweek.com.
The Case of Lisa Montgomery: A Childhood of Torture, Rape, And Sex Trafficking Leading to Lifelong Mental Illness
"Lisa Montgomery’s life has been marked by relentless trauma and terror, exacerbating her genetic predisposition to severe mental illness. Lisa committed her crime while in the grip of a psychotic episode and even today, she must take a complex cocktail of medications to stave off recurrent psychosis.
She is the only woman under a federal death sentence and the only woman on death row in the entire country for the type of crime that she committed. Although Lisa was only recently denied an appeal, the government has already set a date for her execution on December 8, 2020 [now moved to January 12, 2021 due to Covid-19]. Lisa’s case has been marked by gender discrimination, ineffective lawyering, and other serious errors.
Lisa is a survivor of child abuse, domestic violence, incest, multiple rapes, and child sex trafficking. Lisa’s mother sexually trafficked her starting when she was a small child, including allowing her to be gang raped by adult men on multiple occasions and telling Lisa she had to “earn her keep.” Her years of torture at the hands of caregivers, documented brain damage, and severe mental illness have severed her connection with reality; without antipsychotic medication, she would lose the ability to understand what is happening to her and to know what is real.": [Keep reading at: www.savelisa.org.}
Music by Veronica Cinibulk.
17. Part 2, Should Women REALLY "Remain Silent" in Church? Responding to some limiting views of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35
Does the Bible really teach that women are to remain silent in church? As in silent, silent? For all time??? Why did Paul say this and what did he mean?
1 Corinthians 14:34 says, "Women should remain silent in the church. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission as the law says," but WHY and WHAT does Paul mean in saying this??? And what about this mysterious "law" that's mentioned? How can we make sense of this passage, especially given the many other ways that Paul encourages men AND women to participate (with the spoken word!) in church?
In the last episode, we explored several possible ways of understanding this passage that seem to be the most consistent with what we learn about in several other key passages of the New Testament, and that do not universally exclude women from speaking in church.
In this episode, we'll discuss how some Bible teachers interpret this passage in a way that reinforces their mindset that women are restricted from preaching in church.
We start with John MacArthur and his criticisms of Beth Moore, along with taking a brief look at his sermon on 1 Corinthians 14:34-35. You can find those talks here and here.
Next, we consider what John Piper has to say about women preaching in this Q and A clip. Even though he is a zealous supporter of complimentarity with hierarchy, he does not line up with MacArthur that women need to be silent in church.
D.A. Carson shares his position on this text in Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, edited by John Piper and Wayne Grudem, but doesn't offer any clear explanation of the text.
Lastly, we examined Denny Birk's article, "Must Women Be Silent In Churches? (I Corinthians 14:34-35)" published by the 9Marks organization.
Scripture references include:
1 Corinthians 14:34-35, 1 Corinthians 1:2 and 11:5, & Romans 12:12-13.
Music by BenSound.com.
16. Should Women Really "Remain SILENT" in Church? Responding to 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, Part 1
Does the Bible really teach that women are to remain silent in church? Silent silent? For all time? Why did Paul say this and what did he mean?
1 Corinthians 14:34 says, "Women should remain silent in the church. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission as the law says," but WHY and WHAT does Paul mean in saying this??? And what about this nonexistent "law"? How can we make sense of this passage, especially given the many other ways that Paul encourages men AND women to participate (with the spoken word!) in church? Listen in to find out more!
In Part 1 in this study of 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, Krista Lucich, explores current biblical scholarship on this difficult passage of scripture and offers several helpful explanations that don't necessary require women to take a vow of silence whenever they enter a church. Check out Part 2 to take a critical look at ways that some people use this verse to support the marginalization of women in church settings.
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Please check out the sources used in preparation for this episode:
1 Corinthians 1:5-10, 11:21, 12:12, 12:21, 14:1-40, NIV
Bristow, John Temple. What Paul Really Said About Women. Harper & Row, 1988.
Hill, Graham Joseph. Holding Up Half the Sky: A Biblical Case for Women Leading and Teaching in the Church. Cascade Books, 2020.
McKnight, Scot. The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible. Zondervan, 2008.
Keener, Craig. "Learning In The Assemblies: 1 Corinthians 14:34-35." Groothius and Pierce, Discovering Biblical Equality: Complimentarity Without Hierarchy. Intervarsity Press, 2004.
Westfall, Cynthia Long. Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women In Christ. Baker Academic, 2016.
Helpful articles by Marg Mowzcko are here, and here.
John MacArthur's full sermon can be found here.
Music by BenSound.com
15. Heading off misconceptions of authority, heads & head coverings in 1 Corinthians 11
1 Corinthians 11 says some things that are difficult for modern readers to fully grasp, and unfortunately, often this passage is interpreted in what seems like misogynistic way. In this episode we uncover a few surprising truths from this passage: "head" does not indicate "authority" in 11:3, a head covering was a sign of status and privilege for the women of Corinth, and that women have authority and glory of their own! Listen in!
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Related episodes: 2. In the Beginning: The "Male and Female" Joint Partnership in Creation
https://anchor.fm/krista-lucich/episodes/2--In-the-Beginning-The-Male-and-Female-Joint-Partnership-in-Creation-eedntn
Show notes (go to www.anchor.fm/krista-lucich if the show notes aren’t formatted well in your podcast app).
Fee, Gordon. "Praying and Prophesying in the Assemblies: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16." Discovering Biblical Equality: Complimentarity Without Hierarchy. Ronald Pierce. 2004.
Here's Bruxey Cavey's quote and his series on marriage: Love, Lust & Loyalty. October 2016.
Women's Study Bible footnoted by Mary J. Evans and Catherine C. Kroeger
Articles by Marg Mowczko:
"Women's Hair in Corinth and in Sydney," "Man and Woman as the Image and Glory of God."
Cynthia Long Westfall lecture, "Does Paul Really Threaten to Shave Women's Heads?" February 4, 2020. YouTube.
Westfall, Cynthia Long. Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ. 2015.
Outakes/Extra Information:
*“Another piece of evidence that shows kephalē did not usually mean “leader” in ancient Greek is that LSJ, the most exhaustive lexicon of ancient Greek, does not include any definition of kephalē that approximates “leader” or “authority”...Al Wolters, who identifies as a complementarian, states that kephalē with a meaning of “leader” is “virtually unattested in pagan Greek literature until about the fourth century AD.”[7] [And, “As far as pagan Greek literature is concerned, LSJ (1996) is entirely justified in omitting the meaning “chief” or “leader” from its entry on kephalē.”[8]...Unfortunately, it seems that many Christians have simply presumed that “head” means “authority” in 1 Corinthians 11:3 as well as in other verses such as Ephesians 5:23. (Head)
*Is the authority of every man is Christ? Sure, we could say that, even though every man does not choose to come under Christ’s authority. But, can we say the authority of Christ is God, because Christ and God are 2 parts of the same Trinitarian God and they act in perfect union, not as a hierarchy (although our complementarian friends are actually trying to argue for this, which has been linked to the Arian heresy, which is a topic I have slated to cover soon). Lastly, we could try to say the leader or authority of woman is man, and this is used to suppose that husbands are the leader and authority of their wives, but that is also questionable, especially since Genesis 1:28 gives men and women equal standing as rulers and co-regents in the Garden of Eden. Also, what about single women? So let’s try the metaphor that the Greeks used for the word kephale, instead of supplanting our own linguistic metaphors.
*As for glory, Lucy Peppiatt argues that this is actually a Corinthian saying that is a corrupted version of Genesis 1:27, that Paul then responds to in Rediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women. 2019.
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14. The 12 Male Apostles and the Interpretive Bias Tradition Can Create
Did Jesus actually intend for his choice of 12 male disciples to set the standard for Christian leaders henceforth?
While the 12 people Jesus chose to be his disciples were Jews, the church does not regard Jewish ethnicity as a prerequisite for pastoring, leading, etc. However, while the 12 Jesus chose to be his disciples were men, the Church in large part DOES regard masculinity as a prerequisite for pastoring, leading, etc. Is this an appropriate conclusion to draw?
Catholic theologians regard the maleness of "the 12" as conclusive evidence for male-only ordination. Meanwhile, Protestant theologians who agree with the conclusion of the Catholic church, do not agree that the maleness of the 12 provides sufficient reasoning for excluding women from ordination. If they can't agree on the reasoning for their conclusions, is the reasoning as strong as their conclusion seems?
In this episode Krista explains: 1) the significance of the 12 male apostles is a sign of the fulfillment of Old Covenant promises to the people of Israel, and 2) there were LOTS of apostles--with women among them! ( 1 Cor 15:6, Romans 16:7, Luke 10:1)
The 12 male apostles served a symbolic purpose that spoke to the Jews of a promise fulfilled; but after Pentecost the gospel would go forth to all kinds of people through all kinds of people.
Sources:
Smietana, Bob. "Sunday Morning in America Still Segregated – and That’s OK With Worshipers." Lifeway Research. January 15, 2015.
Pope John Paul, II. "ORDINATIO SACERDOTALIS OF JOHN PAUL II TO THE BISHOPS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON RESERVING PRIESTLY ORDINATION TO MEN ALONE." Apolostolic Letter. 1994.
DeTurris, Mary. "Why Women Can't Be Priests." Our Sunday Visitor. December 17, 1995.
Schreiner, Tom. “A male apostolate does not prove that women should not serve as leaders, but when combined with the other evidence, it does serve as confirmatory evidence for the complementarian view.”
Mowczko, Marg. "The Twelve Apostles Were All Male." Exploring the biblical theology of Christian egalitarianism. May 2, 2002. https://margmowczko.com/the-twelve-apostles-were-all-male/
Bilezikian, Gilbert. Community 101. Taken from God's Word to Women, 2005.
Westfall, Cynthia Long. Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ. 2015.
Music by Krista Lucich.
13. What Jesus and a couple of Mary’s can teach us about gender inclusivity
Are you feeling like a Mary, serving Jesus while others around us gripe and complain?
Are you struggling to take fellow Christians seriously because of your own biases and discriminations?
Or, are you like Jesus, in a position to set the record straight by uplifting and advocating for others?
Listen to find out if you're more of a Mary, a disciple, or Jesus!
In this episode Krista gives a talk about persevering through discrimination to a group of high school students. No matter their insecurities and possible feelings of not “fitting in,” Krista encourages and empowers these students to live out their faith with confidence, even if fellow Christians falter in being exclusive, self-important and dismissive. Mary of Bethany and Mary Magdalene face the nagging reality of gender discrimination even among the other disciples, and Jesus time and again, affirms the women while correcting the mistaken disciples.
Much thanks to Trinity Christian Academy Cape Cod for the opportunity to speak to your wonderful students!
Music written and performed by Krista Lucich
Sources:
N.T. Wright, "Women’s Service in the Church: The Biblical Basis." Symposium, ‘Men, Women and the Church,' St John’s College, Durham, September 4 2004.
Marg Mowczko, "JESUS HAD MANY FEMALE FOLLOWERS – MANY!" Exploring the Biblical theology of Christian egalitarianism. Mar 14, 2014.
12. Practicing Faithfulness, Friendship & Social Justice - Life Lessons with Author Maggie Wallem Rowe
Maggie Wallem Rowe, author of This Life We Share: 52 reflections on journeying well with God and others, shares many life insights with Krista as they chat about some of the many ministry opportunities that Maggie stepped into over her lifetime as a pastor's wife, teacher, actor, writer, publishing administrator, promoter, and author. Maggie's humble and loving attitude toward life comes through in this interview as she oozes encouragement for others and faithfulness to God. Listen in!
And be sure to check out her book and her blog!
"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." ~Mother Teresa
11. The 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage - The Interacting of Culture, Faith and Politics
It's the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage! Krista looks at the prevailing cultural influences that supported and opposed women's suffrage and considers the way that culture impacts our beliefs today. Today it seems so strange to keep women from voting, but it was a widely held belief that voting fell outside of the appropriate "roles" for women to have in society. Will the prevailing status "roles" of women in today's churches be looked upon in 100 years as an oppressive oddity of the past? Is it a stretch to relate these two issues? Listen and find out!
Sources:
Hassey, Janet. "Evangelical Women in Ministry a Century Ago." Discovering Biblical Equality. 2004.
Grenz. Stanley. Women in the Church. 1995.
Francis Willard and Ida B. Wells
10. What about the "wives submit to your husbands" verses?
Did you know that the passages in the Bible that tell wives to submit to their husbands also tell slaves to submit to their masters? If it's wrong to enslave people, then why are slaves told to submit to their slavery? If there's a cultural and contextual reason for slaves to submit to an unjust system, maybe there's also a cultural and contextual reason that wives are told to submit that isn't applicable in our modern societies. Krista explores this idea and how modern readers can apply these verses to their lives in this episode.
Sources:
Alan F. Johnson, "A Christian Understanding of Submission" link to article
Cynthia Long Westfall, Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ
I. Howard Marshall, "Mutual Love and Submission in Marriage," Discovering Biblical Equality
Scripture reference from The Message and the NRSV.
Music, written and performed by Krista Lucich
9. Working as a team: Mutual Submission in Marriage with Rick McKinniss, part 2
Krista and Rick discuss some common misconceptions on the notion of submission in marriage in regards to Ephesians 5:21-22, along with cultural expections first century wives faces. They consider what Christ-likeness in a marriage looks like, and Rick asks us to consider our own skewed perspectives that we bring to our marriage relationships. Rick answers my question, "is being equal in being, but unequal in function or role" really a truism of Christianity?" After exploring the idea that since most western Christian marriages have as an ideal a sense of equality and partnership (at least in their best moments), Krista asks, could that be an ideal that we could adopt in our churches and institutions as well?
Equally Yoked: What the Bible Really Teaches About God's Idea for the Genders, by Rick McKinniss
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8. Becoming Egalitarian with Rick McKinniss, part 1
Krista chats with pastor and author Rick McKinniss about how he led his church to embrace the full and equal partnership of men and women as taught in the Bible. In this episode, Rick offers insight on broader cultural issues facing America and the need to re-examine the Bible against traditional ideas of manhood and womanhood.
Equally Yoked: What the Bible Really Teaches About God’s Ideal for the Genders by Rick McKinniss
“God’s purpose in redemption is to ‘restore everything’ (Acts 3:21) affected by the fall of humanity and the entrance of sin in the world, including the restoration of his creation ideal of full and equal partnership of male and female. He is constructing a cathedral of living stones—male and female restored to their original purposeful partnership.” ~ Rick McKinniss
7. Q & A on Race with Singer/Songwriter Ava Range + Live Performance!
Krista sits down with teen bi-racial/singer-songwriter/aspiring-preacher Ava Range as they discuss racism, song writing, and what it means to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God during this season of social unrest. Ava explains the inspiration for her new song and performs it live in studio.
6. Women's Theological Education - A Meditation on 1 TImothy 2:11
Scripture references:
1 Timothy 2:11-12
1 Corinthians 14:35
Romans 12
Galatians 3:28
Proverbs 4:5-9
5. "I do not permit a woman" - The 1 Timothy 2 Premise
In this episode Krista deconstructs the traditional understandings of 1 Timothy 2:12 that prohibit women from exercising authority or leadership positions in a co-ed church setting, and offers a more likely and compelling understanding of what this passage is saying. This episode is for anyone who cares strongly about striving toward accurate understandings of the Bible. Listen and share!
Sources:
Bruxy Cavey, "Her Story 04: Learning From The Prohibitive Passages." February 25, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ya-kjp73Qs&t=10s
N.T. Wright Interview, "N .T. Wright Explains 1 Timothy 2, 11 - 15." August 3, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEruMrLiizs&t=131s
"Paul and Gender with Dr. Cynthia Westfall & Bruxy Cavey | The Meeting House After Party." February 23, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-zGnR-tlEQ&t=3571s
Westfall, Cynthia. Paul and Gender: Reclaiming the Apostle's Vision for Men and Women in Christ. 2016. https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Gender-Reclaiming-Apostles-Vision/dp/0801097940
Peppiat, Lucy. Rediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women: Fresh Perspectives On Disputed Texts. InterVarsity Press. 2019. https://www.amazon.com/Rediscovering-Scriptures-Vision-Women-Perspectives/dp/0830852719/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Lucy+Peppiatt&qid=1591366953&s=books&sr=1-1
Bristow, John Temple. What Paul Really Said About Women: The Apostle's Liberating Views On Equality in Marriage, Leadership, and Love. https://www.amazon.com/What-Paul-Really-About-Women/dp/0060610638/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Bristow+what+paul+really+said&qid=1591367030&s=books&sr=1-1
Kroeger, Richard and Catherine Clark Kroeger. I Suffer Not A Woman: Rethinking 1 Timothy 2:11-15 in Light Of Ancient Evidence. 1998. https://www.amazon.com/Suffer-Not-Woman-Rethinking-Evidence/dp/0801052505/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kroeger+I+suffer+not&qid=1591367200&s=books&sr=1-1
Belleville, Linda, L. "Teaching and Usurping Authority." Discovering Biblical Equality: Complimentarity Without Hierarchy, Ed. Gordon Fee. 2005. https://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Biblical-Equality-Complementarity-Hierarchy/dp/0830828346/ref=sr_1_1?crid=267OC8RLVRRA8&dchild=1&keywords=discovering+biblical+equality+complementarity+without+hierarchy&qid=1591367351&s=books&sprefix=discovering+biblic%2Cstripbooks%2C157&sr=1-1
4. BONUS - George Floyd Tribute
When we speak out about injustice, sometimes we create tension, and that is what calls the attention of others to help fix the problem. The untimely death of George Floyd did not create the tension that we’re seeing in the world. What we’re seeing is that tension rising to the surface. We can and should speak out about injustices, because we know that our God cares about them. He wants to see his kingdom come, on earth as it is in heaven.
Music:
Heather Swanson, Beside Quiet Waters. https://www.amazon.com/Beside-Quiet-Waters-Heather-Swanson/dp/B082LWW9FN
Trailer
Throughout his life and ministry, Jesus Christ was in the business of breaking down barriers of social, ethnic, and gender inequalities. He continues to welcome, uplift and empower all people to follow him.
Season 1 of This podcast explores afresh how the Bible maintains the full equality and partnership of men and women. We’ll also draw our attention to prominent women throughout Christian history and the continued need for the empowerment of others in our world today.
If you think that scripture teaches that being a woman disqualifies you from being a leader in your home, church or world at large, you need to listen to this podcast! If you are looking to build your foundation in being able to share the truth of biblical equality with those around you, then you are in the right place. I know you’ll be blessed.
I’m Krista Lucich and this is Just Be: Matters of Justice and Biblical Equality. Please Listen and subscribe today!
3. The Fall -- Genesis 3 and Our World Today
Throughout the ages, the story of Eve's tragic decision has been used to support notions of women as being prone to deception and viewed as temptresses. In her fallen world Eve's husband would have the upper hand, and she would experience pain in childbirth. Rather than viewing these outcomes as tragic results of living in a world tainted with sin, this story only confirmed the biases against women, and hailed the outcome of male-rule as a blessed solution to sin. But what if there was a better way to read and understand this story? Krista provides a clear and cohesive argument to support that the idea that the original state of equality and partnership between men and women as the ideal we must continue to strive toward.
2. In the Beginning: The "Male and Female" Joint Partnership in Creation
Krista explores key details in the creation accounts: male and female as co-image bearers of God, male and female as co-workers in the garden, and Adam's need of Eve. Considering the report on the welfare of women by the Millennium Project, statistics bear out the truth that equal empowerment of men and women has a lasting positive impact.
Sources:
Peppiat, Lucy. Rediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women: Fresh Perspectives On Disputed Texts. InterVarsity Press. 2019.
Silk, Suzy. "The Controversial Jesus--Jesus, Women, and Leadership," Church of the City New York. May 21, 2018.
McKinniss, Rick. Equally Yoked: What the Bible Really Teaches About God's Ideal for the Genders. Xulon Press. 2009.
Challenge 11. How can the changing status of women help improve the human condition? http://www.millennium-project.org/challenge-11/
1. Introduction to Just BE: Gender Equality and the Church
Krista breaks down two competing schools of thought prominent in today's churches: Egalitarianism is the idea that men and women may serve God in the way in which he calls them without broadly restricting women from positions of leading and teaching. "Complimentarianism" is the idea that God instated specific domains for men and women and that they are both mutually edified when men occupy the central domains of teaching and leadership while women occupy a domain that stands in submission to the male leadership. This idea originates from centuries-old traditional patriarchal beliefs that have been the interpretive lens used to interpret and understand the Bible. There is a great need to explore and understand the Christian idea that "There is neither...male and female, for you are all one in Christ," (Galatians 3:28).
Sources:
Grenz, Stanley and Denise Kjesbo, Women in the Church: A Biblical Theology of Women In Ministry. InterVarsity Press. 1995.
Peppiatt, Lucy. Rediscovering Scripture's Vision for Women: Fresh Perspectives on Disputed Texts. InterVarsity Press. 2019.
Wright, N.T. Women's Service in the Church: The Biblical Basis. St John’s College, Durham, September 4 2004. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSZPyZFWQI0&t=11s
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