TITUS 2 HOMEMAKER

In the final of four posts about stereotypical approaches to “women” passages, let’s look at Titus 2:5.  Specifically, let’s consider the word/phrase, “homemakers,” or “keepers at home.” Contextually This is part of a three-verse section summarizing what Titus should instruct women in, within a larger passage that also includes instructions for the men. (3) the […]

Continuing in the series of “passages about women that have stereotypical, taboo-to-touch interpretations,” we come to 1 Corinthians 14:34-35. This is, to me, the toughest of the bunch, for a couple of reasons.  First of all, it seems upon a surface reading to be really obvious.  Second, upon a closer reading, it doesn’t seem to have any “obvious” intent.  […]

In a previous post, I pointed out that if certain Church Fathers were not getting their ideas about women from the text of Scripture, there’s a good possibility they were taking their views to the text.  While I obviously can’t speak for all of them, it certainly seems to be the case that some, at least, brought their […]