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Evangelical · 03-21-2017, 06:14 PM

Jane addresses the verse in Timothy but does not seem to address the same thing being said in Corinth of which bible commentaries say are general principles:

1 Cor 14:34 Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

Paul's statement "as also saith the Law" is in reference to Genesis 3:16 and Numbers 30:3-12 which also indicates the general nature of his command. These are universal principles that Paul laid down in all the churches.

I note that churches is plural, indicating it applying to more than just the Corinthian church. And this verse cannot be explained away as applying only to Timothy or the Ephesians.

It would seem that Jane's book does not advocate allowing a woman to be a pastor or an elder, only to teach in a local church (of which prophesying is a kind of teaching). She frequency references Wade Burleson who believes that women, although they may teach in a church, cannot be Senior Pastors or elders, as per Southern Baptist conventions.

Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
34. Let your women keep silence in the churches] The position of women in Christian assemblies is now decided on the principles laid down in ch. 1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Corinthians 11:7-9.

Pulpit commentary

Verses 34, 35. - Rules about the public teaching by women. Verse 34. - Let your women keep silence in the Churches. St. Paul evidently meant this to be a general rule, and one which ought to be normally observed; for he repeats it in 1 Timothy 2:11, 12. At the same time, it is fair to interpret it as a rule made with special reference to time and circumstances, and obviously admitting of exceptions in both dispensations (Judges 4:4; 2 Kings 22:14; Nehemiah 6:14; Luke 2:36; Acts 2:17; Acts 21:9), as is perhaps tacitly implied in 1 Corinthians 11:5. But... to be under obedience (Ephesians 5:22; Colossians 2:18; Titus 2:5; 1 Peter 3:1). Christianity emancipated women, but did not place them on an equality with men. As also saith the Law (Genesis 3:16; Numbers 30:3-12).

03-21-2017, 06:14 PM	#102
Evangelical Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,965	Re: A Woman of Chayil: Far Above Rubies by Jane Carole Anderson Jane addresses the verse in Timothy but does not seem to address the same thing being said in Corinth of which bible commentaries say are general principles: 1 Cor 14:34 Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. Paul's statement "as also saith the Law" is in reference to Genesis 3:16 and Numbers 30:3-12 which also indicates the general nature of his command. These are universal principles that Paul laid down in all the churches. I note that churches is plural, indicating it applying to more than just the Corinthian church. And this verse cannot be explained away as applying only to Timothy or the Ephesians. It would seem that Jane's book does not advocate allowing a woman to be a pastor or an elder, only to teach in a local church (of which prophesying is a kind of teaching). She frequency references Wade Burleson who believes that women, although they may teach in a church, cannot be Senior Pastors or elders, as per Southern Baptist conventions. Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 34. Let your women keep silence in the churches] The position of women in Christian assemblies is now decided on the principles laid down in ch. 1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Corinthians 11:7-9. Pulpit commentary Verses 34, 35. - Rules about the public teaching by women. Verse 34. - Let your women keep silence in the Churches. St. Paul evidently meant this to be a general rule, and one which ought to be normally observed; for he repeats it in 1 Timothy 2:11, 12. At the same time, it is fair to interpret it as a rule made with special reference to time and circumstances, and obviously admitting of exceptions in both dispensations (Judges 4:4; 2 Kings 22:14; Nehemiah 6:14; Luke 2:36; Acts 2:17; Acts 21:9), as is perhaps tacitly implied in 1 Corinthians 11:5. But... to be under obedience (Ephesians 5:22; Colossians 2:18; Titus 2:5; 1 Peter 3:1). Christianity emancipated women, but did not place them on an equality with men. As also saith the Law (Genesis 3:16; Numbers 30:3-12).