Can Stepmothers be Saved? Another Look at 1 Timothy 2.8-15

In this paper I attempt a new reading of the passage found in 1 Timothy 2.8-15, to try to show how it might be read by women today. The difficulties of reading such patriarchal texts from the canon of biblical literature are not trivialized or overlooked, and are addressed by a selective survey of h...

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Main Author: Upton, Bridget Gilfillan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2007
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2007, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-185
Further subjects:B Women
B Salvation
B Childbearing
B Timothy
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Summary:In this paper I attempt a new reading of the passage found in 1 Timothy 2.8-15, to try to show how it might be read by women today. The difficulties of reading such patriarchal texts from the canon of biblical literature are not trivialized or overlooked, and are addressed by a selective survey of how this passage has been read in different contexts through the history of interpretation. The resulting reading neither removes this problematic material from the canon, nor denies the oppressive uses it has been put to in keeping women out of positions of power in various church communities.
ISSN:1745-5189
Contains:Enthalten in: Feminist theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0966735007072027