Last week, we kicked off our Seven Minute Seminary series with Ben Witherington III on women, ministry, and scripture, and today Dr. Witherington rounds out the discussion with part two.
Dr. Witherington explains why women should have leadership roles in the Church. He addresses the so called “problem passages” and explains them within the context of the ancient world.
[…] Ben Witherington tackles this issue in two videos as part of our Seven Minute Seminary series. He uses important historical background to help explain the meaning of texts in a way that avoids the contradictions that ensue when using Scripture to limit women’s roles in ministry. He makes the case that we should be looking for trajectories of change and difference in contrast to conventional cultural values (Part 1, Part 2). […]
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