Is Nothing Sacred?: 1 Timothy and Clergy Sexual Abuse
1 Timothy and the Pastoral Letters appear to be efforts to codify structure and roles in the early church. These efforts largely reflected the patriarchal social structures of the time and as such are not relevant to the twenty-first-century church. But some of the concerns identified herein, for ex...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2021
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| In: |
Interpretation
Year: 2021, Volume: 75, Issue: 4, Pages: 317-327 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Timotheusbrief 1.
/ Primitive Christianity
/ Patriarchalism
/ Sexual abuse
/ Clergy
/ Woman
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Clergy Sexual Abuse
B Patriarchal Early Church B 1 Timothy and Women B Clergy Misconduct |
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| Summary: | 1 Timothy and the Pastoral Letters appear to be efforts to codify structure and roles in the early church. These efforts largely reflected the patriarchal social structures of the time and as such are not relevant to the twenty-first-century church. But some of the concerns identified herein, for example expectations of church leaders, are useful for a current discussion. What is missing is any acknowledgement of the potential for identified church leaders to take advantage of vulnerable congregants, particularly women and children. How might the writer of 1 Timothy have addressed this serious problem in the churches? |
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| ISSN: | 2159-340X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00209643211027764 |