In The Book Titled, Feminism And Christianity, Caryn D.

All throughout the Gospels Jesus talks to and about women. He raised them up when all society did was push them lower. The earth shouted condemnation upon women but Jesus shouted love and adoration. Women had no authority, but he called them to follow him. Women were trapped, in house but Jesus called them out. Women were inferior to men, but Jesus said he loved them both. Women’s words were not trusted, yet Jesus trusted them to tell others of his resurrection. Women couldn’t talk to strangers; Jesus honored them when they did. Women couldn’t interact with male guests, so Jesus interacted with them and broke the status quo. Women were owned by men, but Jesus said that they were heirs to God’s throne. Jesus heals, helps, hears, harbors, and

This view caused me to analyze the text in a different way than the other members of my group. The other members of my group read more into what the author meant by “feminist," including examples of feminist experiences and feminists involved in Christianity throughout history. This focus is especially notable in one essay that concludes that feminism is not what they thought it to be — selfish, angry, career-driven women — but instead a group of people who want equality for all. Many of the CORE essays focus similar to Japinga’s point that women deserve equal, fair treatment because they are human made in the image of God. While reading through the CORE essays and reflecting on Japinga’s main arguments, my main analysis comes in one question — what does it take to be considered fully human

the role of the female gender and its relation to biblical teachings. This paper seeks to discuss the

When you open your bible it doesn’t take long to discover that Jesus broke all the rules when it came to women. He extended respect and dignity which was something that had not been seen up to this point in the culture. Jesus honored women and because Jesus was God in the flesh, the respect He had for women was expressed through Him from

Christianity has been seen as a church that professes the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity; God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Just with this introduction, feminist individuals would have already have some opposition with the terms used and attributed to God. In this paper I will explore on several aspects that the feminist movement provides to Christianity. First, I will illustrate on what is feminist Christology. Then I will present passages from Sacred Scripture, both in Old and New Testament. Then I will go further on and reflect on the Ecclesial aspect and the service god has provided to creation. Last, I will conclude by acknowledging all aspects exposed, yet analyzing the fact that God would be limited if he had a

Not only was Calvin innovative in his beliefs on Paul’s teachings, but also in his thinking of women in the Bible. He believed that some women held great importance in the Bible, and although he thought the purpose was to embarrass men, it was still a step past the belief that women held no importance at all. First, Calvin saw the importance when Jesus first appears to women and not men after his resurrection. Because the men had fled, Jesus sent women to the disciples in order to teach them about their wrongdoings. Even though he thought this was the purpose, Calvin believed that since Christ gave these women the apostolic mandate and appeared to them first, they helped “with reuniting and restoring the scattered church” (Douglass 59).

Paul’s letter to the Romans is special in many ways. It has provided the church with such theological doctrine. Within its long text, Paul assures equal judgment by God as well as equal chances to pursue righteousness to God. Paul addresses the debacle of Israel and the implications of that on the Gentiles. Paul looks to the Roman house-churches and tackles possible issues within their context. Paul encourages the Romans to respect and not resist governing authorities. One topic Paul does not touch explicitly is the role of women in the church, but implicitly Paul speaks volumes about women within the church. In chapter 16, Paul commends and greets several women. His language gives strong clues to the state of women in the ministry of the early church. This paper will explore the way Paul commends and greets Phoebe, Prisca, Mary, and Junia and the implications of those greetings to reach beyond the belittling of women in the church.

Jesus was revolutionary in that he treated women and men as equals and violated many Old Testament regulations and traditions that indicated gender inequality. Robinson (2012) stated many examples of how Jesus treated women

Since the beginning of Christianity, women have been viewed as a substandard to men. Notice the word viewed is italicized for the reason that women in all actuality were just as important as men in early Christian churches. According to Bart Erthman’s “A Brief Introduction to the New Testament,” women played a prominent role in the earliest Christian churches. They served as evangelists, pastors, teachers, and prophets. Despite the crucial role women played in the earliest Christian churches, by the end of the first century they faced hostility from those who denied their right to have positions of authority.

It is tough to get a clear look into the ways Meyers interprets textual evidence since her focus on women’s religion is often marginalized. Nonetheless, she does with what she has to make a full and convincing argument. Meyers identifies that feminist biblical study is masculinized, so she decides to uncover the role of women in the sanctuary through the Deuteronomic use of unisexual terms such as “you” and “person”. In doing so, she concludes that both women and men were to engage in communal events and offerings (Meyers 2002, 279-280).

When the bible speaks of women, rarely is the conversation characterized by a lack of respect for upstanding, God-fearing women who

Feminist theory and Christian worldview can be integrated but to what extent? Too much emphasis on the abstract, detached mind leads us astray. To be fully human does not require sex or gender but it does require God’s image. That, it seems, does not disappear with gender or sex, for both God and the angels are personal yet without sex or gender. As such, the thin essential properties of humanity, being rooted in God’s creative work, remain forever whereas the human cultural creations of gender and sex do not. In the beginning we are sexed and gendered (Genesis). In the end, we are neither (Galatians), hence the solution to the apparent contradiction of the Christian scriptures on gender.

The Bible is controversial on the matter of gender equality. There are numerous contradictions about the status of women in Christian society. Historically, the most prominent interpretation has been rather negative toward women. The Christian Church, with principally male authority, emphasizes the idea that women are inferior to man. They focus on Eve’s sin leading to a punishment that “her husband will have authority over her.” (Drury, 34)

Jesus was a man who loved all who came to him. From the little children to the oldest of men, Jesus Christ was not discriminatory to anyone he came across. But when it came to women, the gender that most people ignored aside from the purpose of procreation, Jesus did not feel any different. However, was Jesus just showing them the love of God or was he truly on their side? Therefore, if Jesus truly is who the Bible says He is, then He is a feminist through and through.

Paul’s writings are congregational writings sent to churches. Most considered Paul’s writings irrelevant; they considered his writings spoke to Ephesus, Colossus, and other churches during his Christian journey. Feminists have thought Paul had discriminated women overall, saying women need to cover their hair (1 Corinthians 11:4-16); in addition, Paul stated that women could not teach, keeping man’s authority on top (1 Timothy 3:11-12).