The Bible Vs. Biblical Womanhood Av Philip Barton Payne

<p><strong>A biblical defense of egalitarianism that relies on Scripture to affirm gender equality in the church and in the home.</strong></p><p>"Biblical womanhood" is the idea that the Bible teaches God-ordained male leadership and female submission in the home and subordination in the church. Some say this hierarchy of authority is sufficiently evidenced by examples of male leadership (and lack of female leadership) in the Bible: the first human was male, Israel''s official priests were male, most authors of Scripture were male, Jesus was male and chose twelve male Apostles. God is addressed as Father. Wives are commanded to submit to their husbands.</p><p>In <em>The Bible vs. Biblical Womanhood</em>, New Testament scholar Philip B. Payne argues that the very Bible passages that are often believed to teach male headship and female subordination actually teach gender equality. He demonstrates that the Bible does not endorse gender hierarchy but instead emphasizes:</p><ul><li>The Holy

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