New Testament Prophecy and Its Implications for the Ministry of Women
Instead of considering the question of the role of Christian women in ministry by providing a new exegesis of contested passages it is helpful to provide a new approach to the matter. This new approach is to explore the nature of New Testament prophecy. The line drawn between prophecy and teaching i...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
[2016]
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In: |
Feminist theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-40 |
IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament RB Church office; congregation |
Further subjects: | B
Church work
B Bible. New Testament B New Testament prophets B Women’s Ministry B Pastoral Theology B Christian women B female prophets B women teaching men B Prophecy B New Testament prophecy |
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Summary: | Instead of considering the question of the role of Christian women in ministry by providing a new exegesis of contested passages it is helpful to provide a new approach to the matter. This new approach is to explore the nature of New Testament prophecy. The line drawn between prophecy and teaching is not as clear as some conservatives contend, since both make use of Scripture. Women are named as prophets in the Bible and some female prophets have had their words recorded as Scripture. Paul ranks prophets more highly than teachers in 1 Cor. 12.28. Therefore, if women can prophesy they can also teach. This approach provides a way of biblically affirming the full ministry of women within the Christian Church. |
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ISSN: | 1745-5189 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Feminist theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0966735016657705 |