Review of Sandra L. Glahn’s ‘Nobody’s Mother: Artemis of the Ephesians in Antiquity and the New Testament’
*Editor’s Note: Rick Oster (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary), Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Harding School of Theology, spent a year doing postdoctoral research on ancient Ephesus and the Artemis Cult. Sandra L. Glahn, Professor of Media Arts and Worship at Dallas Theological Seminary, has written a book on a timely issue, namely 1 Timothy […]
Women as Lead Preachers and the Meaning of ‘Authentein’ in 1 Timothy 2:12
Recently Mike Winger, a pastor and featured teacher on Biblical Thinker online, posted a very long series of videos exploring the subject of women in Christian ministry.[1] In part twelve of that video series, Winger does a careful examination of Paul’s use of the term authenteō in 1 Timothy 2:12, which he believes limits the […]
Why Is Teaching on Gender in Church & Family Important Today?
We’ve heard it often. “Personally, I am good with RENEW.org’s views on gender. But why put it in your faith statement? It’s a secondary issue, after all.” Great question. I can resonate with that question. Let’s say I learn about a Christian organization that’s doing some fruitful work, and I want to look into how […]
Renew Review: ‘Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage’ by Preston Sprinkle
John Whittaker reviews Preston Sprinkle’s Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage?: 21 Conversations from a Historically Christian View. For a written review by John, click here.
Women and Men in the Church: A RENEW.org Guide to 10 Key Resources
Many church leadership teams are exploring what the Bible teaches about men and women in the church. And it’s a good time to do so. For many, it feels that a more traditional way of doing church leadership isn’t working: many women feel silenced and underappreciated in male-dominated churches which don’t consider their giftedness or […]
Understanding Biblical Gender Roles
In the second episode of RENEW.org’s six part series on Male & Female: A Biblical Look at Gender, Bobby Harrington and Renée Sproles set up the framework for understanding gender roles and what the Bible says about the differences between men and women. They describe the Scriptural foundation for these roles. In this session they […]
Three Viewpoints on Gender Roles
In this final episode of our 6 part series on Male & Female: A Biblical Look at Gender, Bobby and Renée answer difficult questions that surround the complementarian view. Renée describes what a complementarian woman looks like in comparison to someone who follows rigid traditional gender roles or progressive gender roles. To Purchase the book Male […]
Does It Matter What We Believe About Gender Roles?
In part 5 of Male & Female: A Biblical Look at Gender, Bobby and Renée discuss the implications of the differing views of gender roles. Bobby describes the slippery slope of cultural and Biblical progressivism. They both discuss the dire consequences of the average person believing that they can’t understand the Bible for themselves. To […]
