Women diákonoi and Gendered Norms of Leadership
Interpreters generally acknowledge that the syntax of 1 Tim 3:1-13 points to the presence of women διάκονοι. Many of these interpreters, however, are tentative or deny the presence of women διάκονοι because of their assumptions about gendered social norms of the period. I argue that early readers of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
[2019]
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2019, Volume: 138, Issue: 3, Pages: 687-702 |
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| Summary: | Interpreters generally acknowledge that the syntax of 1 Tim 3:1-13 points to the presence of women διάκονοι. Many of these interpreters, however, are tentative or deny the presence of women διάκονοι because of their assumptions about gendered social norms of the period. I argue that early readers of 1 Timothy would understand the ideals represented in the qualifications for διάκονοι as applying to women as well as to men. I assess social norms and practices of the period, especially in and around Ephesus, including the gendered virtues used to honor high-status women of the time. I conclude that the women introduced in 3:11 would likely have been understood as women holding the same titles as the male διάκονοι, just as women held many of the same civic and religious titles as their male peers. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1383.2019.670353 |