How Many Women Prophets Prophesied in the Bible?
What is a prophet? How many women prophets prophesied in the Bible? Prophets were God's authorized spokespersons. Both women and men communicated God's direct revelation to designated people.
Genesis 1: Who is ‘adam and What Do They Rule?
Genesis 1 is the grand story of creation. Whenever I read it, I like to view this beautiful story like a child on a field trip to a planetarium—sitting in a circular room with my head tilted back, waiting in rapt anticipation. The lights dim and the “sky” changes from a black void to a star-studded panorama. Imagine with me, God at work transforming the dark, shapeless earth into an amazingly–ordered world surrounded by exquisite heavens.
BOOK REVIEW: MAN AND WOMAN, ONE IN CHRIST
Philip Payne\'s wife promised in her marital vows to submit to her husband\'s leadership. But, then Philip Payne\'s assumption of the validity of male headship was deeply challenged. A New Testament scholar who emphatically stated that a proper, contextual understanding of the Bible uncovers no passage affirming the exclusion of women from any Christian ministry. This prompted Payne to embark on a years-long study and to write his book, Man and Woman, One in Christ.
BOOK REVIEW: THE WIDOWS: A MINISTRY IN THE EARLY CHURCH
Widows were not only a class of people in need of defending. Bonnie Thurston asserts that certain women in the early church were organized into a clerical order of widows—an order of women established in the church within the second century. Thurston\'s book was the first to focus exclusively on ancient widows in the Christian church, with scholarly research on the order of widows.
Jesus’ Interactions With Women
How does Jesus, the Son of God, view women? In his earthly ministry, did Jesus encourage, teach, and empower only men to carry on his work?
After his ascension into heaven, the Holy Spirit (comforter, intercessor, the presence of God) was given to all believers, women, as well as men (Acts 2:4). What can we learn from the scriptural accounts of Jesus’s interactions with women? To answer these questions, let's consider three Bible stories.