Christians for Biblical Equality

Christian views of women vary considerably today and have varied even more throughout the last two millennia, evolving along with or counter to the societies in which Christians have lived. Some contemporary observers accuse Christianity of holding a negative view of women. Others believe Christianity has inspired gender equality. As an example of these opposing views, many societies containing large groups of Christians granted women basic rights of equality in both legal and social terms within the past two centuries. On the ...

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• Christian views of women - Introduction
• Christian views of women - Historically
• Christian views of women - Currently
• Christian views of women - Biblical arguments for equal roles
• Christian views of women - Biblical arguments for distinct gender roles
• Christian views of women - Mary the mother of Jesus

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There are many scriptural references that reveal equal yet distinct functions/roles between men and women at home and in the church. The Bible endorses different functions/roles between men and women in the home. (1 Peter 3:1-6; Eph 5:22, 25; Titus 2:4; Colossians 3:18-19). In general, men are exhorted to lead with love and consideration, while women are told to submit with loving reverence. Colossians 2:18-23 in particular is addressed directly to specific groups: women to submit to the leadership of their husband, men to love their wives a ...

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Christian views of women, Christian views of women - Introduction, Christian views of women - Historically, Christian views of women - Currently, Christian views of women - Biblical arguments for equal roles, Christian views of women - Biblical arguments for distinct gender roles, Christian views of women - Mary the mother of Jesus

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When TNIV was launched first in 2002, its publication caused considerable controversy, especially among American fundamentalist Protestants. Some claimed the publication of a gender-inclusive bible was a betrayal, because Zondervan Publishing House promised (in a press statement in 1997) not to revise the existing NIV to include gender-accurate language. Although TNIV was published as a separate translation, and its word choices are much more conservative than many other Biblical translations, TNIV has received much more attention than other comparable projects, mainly because the original NIV has been the b ...

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Today's New International Version, Today's New International Version - TNIV Controversy

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Christianity emerged from Judaism, which is considered by some a patriarchal religion, because God is almost always referred to with masculine pronouns. Judaism maintains that God has no gender. According to Jewish tradition, Eve, the first woman, was created out of the rib of Adam, the first man. Interpreters consider this to indicate a natural inferiority of women within the creation story of the religion. Eve's weakness has sometimes been blamed for causing Adam's fall, and thus for humanity's fall into original sin. This claim was ...

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Christian views of women, Christian views of women - Introduction, Christian views of women - Historically, Christian views of women - Currently, Christian views of women - Biblical arguments for equal roles, Christian views of women - Biblical arguments for distinct gender roles, Christian views of women - Mary the mother of Jesus

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In general, the issues have been what the proper role of women is (a) in the home; (b) in the church; (c) in society at large. Among the denominations, movements, and organizations that express or have previously expressed a view, there are four main views: Full equality of roles and rights, a view currently professed by: The Uniting Church in Australia The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) The Church of the Brethren Christians for Bibli ...

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Christian views of women, Christian views of women - Introduction, Christian views of women - Historically, Christian views of women - Currently, Christian views of women - Biblical arguments for equal roles, Christian views of women - Biblical arguments for distinct gender roles, Christian views of women - Mary the mother of Jesus

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The following are just a few of the scriptural references that can be interpreted to allow greater equality between men and women: Jesus said very little about the roles of men and women, but the way he acted shows how he considered the subject. In John 4:7 we find him talking to an unrelated woman as an equal, something no Jewish or Roman male of that day would lower himself to do. He talks with the Samaritan woman at the well, and treats her with respect, though her own neighbors obviously treat her with disdain. In L ...

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Christian views of women, Christian views of women - Introduction, Christian views of women - Historically, Christian views of women - Currently, Christian views of women - Biblical arguments for equal roles, Christian views of women - Biblical arguments for distinct gender roles, Christian views of women - Mary the mother of Jesus

Read more here: » Christian views of women: Encyclopedia II - Christian views of women - Biblical arguments for equal roles