New Testament Prophecy and Its Implications for the Ministry of Women

Instead of considering the question of the role of Christian women in ministry by providing a new exegesis of contested passages it is helpful to provide a new approach to the matter. This new approach is to explore the nature of New Testament prophecy. The line drawn between prophecy and teaching i...

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Main Author: Cox, Jennifer Anne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2016]
In: Feminist theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-40
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Church work
B Bible. New Testament
B New Testament prophets
B Women’s Ministry
B Pastoral Theology
B Christian women
B female prophets
B women teaching men
B Prophecy
B New Testament prophecy
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Summary:Instead of considering the question of the role of Christian women in ministry by providing a new exegesis of contested passages it is helpful to provide a new approach to the matter. This new approach is to explore the nature of New Testament prophecy. The line drawn between prophecy and teaching is not as clear as some conservatives contend, since both make use of Scripture. Women are named as prophets in the Bible and some female prophets have had their words recorded as Scripture. Paul ranks prophets more highly than teachers in 1 Cor. 12.28. Therefore, if women can prophesy they can also teach. This approach provides a way of biblically affirming the full ministry of women within the Christian Church.
ISSN:1745-5189
Contains:Enthalten in: Feminist theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0966735016657705