Does the Old Testament Endorse Polygamy?
Does God wink at the Old Testament guys He liked, like Abraham and David, when they took multiple wives? Is this Exhibit A of the Bible’s patriarchal misogyny?
Category: Biblical Exegesis
These posts involve looking more closely at a Biblical passage to understand its meaning
Are Fathers Needed?
The Apostle Paul and the Prophet Malachi single out fathers as the lynchpin of family well-being. Let Father’s Day renew this sacred task.
Does Paul Tell Women to Refuse Head Coverings?
A scholar seeks to circumvent the the famous text affirming gender asymmetry by claiming it is just Paul quoting his adversaries. Does the argument hold up?
Does Paul say, “Act like a man!” to the Corinthians?
In the English Standard Version (ESV) of 1Corinthians 16, the apostle commands the church to be strong, to stand firm, to “act like a man!” Is that accurate?
Is Gender in Every Passage of the Bible?
In a book that begins w/the creation of gender, ends w/a wedding and fills the in-between w/how males & females are to be His image, gender is going to come up.
Christmas in Revelation III – When the Love of Many Grows Cold
Let us keep on with intergendered love because thus our redemption has been worked.
Christmas in the Book of Revelation II -An Enduring Paradigm
Revelation 12’s great sign of how history unfolds, shows the paradigm of gender in bringing redemption.
Christmas in the Book of Revelation I: The Paradigm of Gender
John’s vision of Christmas in Ch. 12 of Revelation gives us how history unfolds, through the archetypes of gender.
Both Together – Gender Praising God
Psalm 148 summons gender to praise God. Are we answering the call?
“My Son,” Says the Proverbs
“This is frustrating!” quipped a female relative as she surveyed the Biblical book, Proverbs. It seemed unbalanced to her.