As I study the subset of anthropology in Systematic Theology, I am disturbed at the lack of placing woman in the scheme of things. If she is addressed it usually is in addendum to man. How did Eve contribute to Adam’s sin? How did woman solve man’s loneliness? There is a general insistence among theologians that… Read More Womanology
Have we remembered her? She is a prophet of God who proclaims by sign act* the future king of Israel. She foretells his impending death by preparing his body for burial. And she establishes her gender as useable by God in momentous times.… Read More Remember Her
This post is a part of the series comparing the teaching on various gender passages in the Bible. Read more about the series here. Ephesians 5:23 says, For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Context This verse… Read More Problem Passages: Ephesians 5:23
God’s Spirit does not always follow the rules as we understand them to be. Sometimes He uses the Eldads and Medads who are like us, a little bit different, to speak with power and grace.… Read More Gems from Numbers 11: Prophesying without Permission!
“Where are the men? God, why haven’t you sent someone to lead in your church?” I wonder if God is replying, “I did. But it was a woman.”
… Read More What’s to be gained by erasing gender roles?
Kay Bonikowsky 