Paul's Uncomfortable Verses About Women

Trapped · 03-20-2021, 11:37 PM

A while back I had to dig into some of the known cringey verses about women in the church....you know the "be silent, it's shameful for you to speak" ones. I know there are many people who have tripped over these verses, and in some cases they have been partly responsible for their leaving the faith.

I came across this simple, unassuming video on YouTube, and frankly......I've found it to be the absolute best explanation so far that 1) makes sense, 2) jives with other parts of scripture, 3) doesn't crush women, and 4) doesn't make me shut up my conscience to consider it as a real possibility.

What is additionally cool for me about this interpretation is that it also makes sense of a few verses that used to drive me up the wall......the ones where Paul says tongues are a sign for unbelievers, and then turns around and says that if unbelievers walked in to a meeting and heard tongues they would think everyone was insane. Two totally contradictory irreconcilable statements.....and they get cleared up when read in this interpretation.

The video is about 20 minutes long, but I frankly think it's worth the time. She speaks slowly enough that you could probably play it on slightly faster speed and listen to it quicker.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbRZQcuq70E

Curious about people's thoughts.

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03-20-2021, 11:37 PM	#1
Trapped Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 1,523	Paul's Uncomfortable Verses About Women A while back I had to dig into some of the known cringey verses about women in the church....you know the "be silent, it's shameful for you to speak" ones. I know there are many people who have tripped over these verses, and in some cases they have been partly responsible for their leaving the faith. I came across this simple, unassuming video on YouTube, and frankly......I've found it to be the absolute best explanation so far that 1) makes sense, 2) jives with other parts of scripture, 3) doesn't crush women, and 4) doesn't make me shut up my conscience to consider it as a real possibility. What is additionally cool for me about this interpretation is that it also makes sense of a few verses that used to drive me up the wall......the ones where Paul says tongues are a sign for unbelievers, and then turns around and says that if unbelievers walked in to a meeting and heard tongues they would think everyone was insane. Two totally contradictory irreconcilable statements.....and they get cleared up when read in this interpretation. The video is about 20 minutes long, but I frankly think it's worth the time. She speaks slowly enough that you could probably play it on slightly faster speed and listen to it quicker. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbRZQcuq70E Curious about people's thoughts. Trapped