Tag: paul

  • “I Do Not Permit a Woman to Teach…”: 1 Tim 2 (Women in Church Leadership, Pt. 3)

    “I Do Not Permit a Woman to Teach…”: 1 Tim 2 (Women in Church Leadership, Pt. 3)

    This is the third in a series of posts I’ve been writing on women in church leadership. If you are just now tuning in, I would urge you to read my first and second posts for context before continuing. In my previous post, I offered my interpretation of 1 Corinthians 14:34–35. In this post, I…

  • What Romans 13 Does NOT Say

    What Romans 13 Does NOT Say

    Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those…

  • Basics of NT Interpretation, Pt 1: Disputed Authorship

    Basics of NT Interpretation, Pt 1: Disputed Authorship

    Virtually everyone who goes to seminary will be required to take an introductory course on New Testament. And in that course, they’ll be introduced to a whole host of controversies surrounding the NT text and its interpretation. Did the apostles actually write all the letters attributed to them? How did the four gospels come about—and…